MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '21 at 18:49
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 258 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 492 66% 496 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 62.4 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 62.5 51% 64.8 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 54.2 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 32GB-$20 162 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 14GB free Firmware: O0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 30 38 38 38 34 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 227 Write 38.3 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 35.9 20% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 29.4 105% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 84.1 DQ Write 38.3 DQ Mixed 47.8 39% 56.7 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 46%
Hitachi HTS543216A7A384 160GB 1,045 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: ES1OA70F SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 33 25 41 41 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 12.2 Write 10.5 Mixed 8 SusWrite 30.9 11% 15.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 74% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 44%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 155GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 86 89 89 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 73.4 Write 72.5 Mixed 73 SusWrite 87.9 57% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 67%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 154GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 99 101 100 101 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 85 Write 87.9 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 99.8 59% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 31.5 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 29.6 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 42: 5R 3G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
42%	52%	31	308	215	60	27"	1920 1080	IVM6618 PLG2773H

History: Score 29: 3R 2G 8B | Score 42: 5R 3G 8B

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,552 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	607x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	496x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	119x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	346x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	90x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	70x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16