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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive71.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory8.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170427
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateDec 11 '17 at 11:42
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 127
2-Core 233
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 697
74% 589 Pts
64-Core 648
40% 648 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 145
Parallax 122
106% 133 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 125
Splatting 105
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 462
Write 178
Mixed 246
65% 295 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 15.9
117% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 11.3
59% 134 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
718GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 187
Mixed 176
140% 186 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.87
4K Mixed 0.38
114% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 109%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C12D4/4GX 8502 2666 C16 Series KHX2400C12D4/4GX 12GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
57.2% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 17.1
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 19.6
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 57%

 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 1,552 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
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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