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

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.8% 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	92.7% 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.
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 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '18 at 16:25
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 269 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 747 73% 600 Pts	64-Core 747 46% 747 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B37) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.8% Average	Lighting 55.3 Reflection 64 Parallax 73.6 45% 64.3 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 54.8 Splatting 54.3 47% 58.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM22.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7042 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 659 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 466 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2359405 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 57 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 6927	92.7% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 446 Mixed 485 108% 484 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 13.3 112% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 49.5 104% 210 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 102%
Fujitsu MHZ2250BH G2 250GB 1,672 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 82GB free Firmware: 8909 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 104193 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 43843584 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 6130 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 8589934592000 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 981 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 40 40 30473 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 5417 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 253 253 0 (B9) Unknown 100 100 4 (BA) Unknown 253 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 790273982464 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 42 655949857 (BF) G-sense error rate 253 99 16580615 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 15335658 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 215457 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 62 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 452853760 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 18727 (CB) Run out cancel 100 100 2632762980864 (F0) Head flying hours 200 200 0	21.9% Poor	Read 38.6 Write 37.2 Mixed 38.4 29% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.27 71% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 208 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 28.4 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 28.4 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 96%

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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 $94Bench 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 $274	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 $176	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