MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE (MS-7A11)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.2% 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	199% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '17 at 02:57
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th 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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 578 77% 578 Pts	64-Core 579 36% 579 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.49 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Lighting 66.7 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 62.1 54% 66.1 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 62.9 Splatting 55.3 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 62GB free Firmware: 506ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 102 102 5771953 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 109083579385766 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 879 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 86 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 31 68 64428965919 (C2) HDA temperature 31 68 64428965919 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 5771953 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 5771953 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 5771953 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 675 (EA) Unknown 0 0 808 (F1) Unknown 0 0 808 (F2) Unknown 0 0 864	46% Average	Read 171 Write 95.7 Mixed 109 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 12.4 101% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 94 DQ Mixed 22.2 38% 73.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 73%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 2,022 Write 778 Mixed 907 270% 1,235 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 32.6 222% 91.6 MB/s	DQ Read 55.2 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 31.1 56% 103 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 243%
Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB-$136 7,908 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 49GB free Firmware: SD1A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 234721678 (03) Spinup time 91 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3541 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 12916494240 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5710 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 28 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 919 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 30065295369 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 53 571605024 (C2) HDA temperature 32 47 64424509472 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 42 32 234721678 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	38.1% Below average	Read 66.6 Write 65.8 Mixed 59 48% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.39 96% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 33.4 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 31.1 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE (MS-7A11)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	54x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	32x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	12x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	10x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	7x
BX200 480GBCrucial $160Bench 78%, 11,290 samples	4x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	6x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $480

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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