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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive103% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A11
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE (MS-7A11)  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateDec 02 '18 at 08:24
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU 22%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 130
2-Core 218
85% 147 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 572
61% 487 Pts
64-Core 611
38% 611 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 113
Parallax 108
89% 110 fps
MRender 97.7
Gravity 101
Splatting 101
82% 99.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 236 110 111 111 108 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 469
Mixed 377
SusWrite 174
84% 372 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 53.7
184% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 103%
Great: 134%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$50
30GB free
Firmware: UF300000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 123 65 97 43 133 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 431
Write 353
Mixed 282
SusWrite 92.6
64% 290 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 15.7
71% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 72
DQ Mixed 37.5
43% 75.4 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.1% Very good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 22.6
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 20.8
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 123 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $480
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