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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A11
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 15 '22 at 10:23
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 129
2-Core 258
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 514
67% 503 Pts
64-Core 507
31% 507 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 297
Parallax 203
145% 226 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 182
Splatting 128
121% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hectron HECX1-240G 240GB
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H1DB11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 91 52 54 52 55 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 368
Mixed 376
SusWrite 83.3
74% 335 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 51.1
178% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 244
200% 284 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 97%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
914GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 83 82 81 83 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
47% Average
Read 81.5
Write 83.2
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 81.9
57% 77.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 47%
Great: 57%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
568GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 132 132 132 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 142
Write 138
Mixed 104
SusWrite 130
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.6
156% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 41.9
MC Write 48.2
MC Mixed 25.4
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 46.9
SC Mixed 34.2
100% 35.1 GB/s
Latency 48.4
83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,550 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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