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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	83.1% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '17 at 08:27
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 804 85% 679 Pts	64-Core 815 50% 815 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2089 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.78 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 88.3 Reflection 82.9 Parallax 72.2 72% 81.1 fps	Gravity 74.1 Splatting 75.3 66% 74.7 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
FCCT240M500SSD1 240GB 298 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2289 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 552 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 19 (AE) Unknown 100 100 66 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4066 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 62 163208757276 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 5678175879 (F7) Unknown 100 100 178760815 (F8) Unknown 100 100 138376102	83.1% Excellent	Read 492 Write 254 Mixed 339 80% 362 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 24.4 118% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 51.7 103% 209 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 90%
Seagate ST32000644NS 2TB 7,161 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 701GB free Firmware: GGB8 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 84 63 242132825 (03) Spinup time 100 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 90 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 64 60 2803872 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 146 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 66 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 53 571670562 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 24 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 110 (C2) HDA temperature 34 47 68719476770 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 39 24 242132825 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	63.3% Good	Read 99.1 Write 121 Mixed 111 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.47 104% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C17 2x4GB 253 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 45.3 MC Mixed 32.4 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 48.5 SC Mixed 33.3 101% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 44.7 89% 44.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 117%

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Gaming 69%

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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	606x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	496x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	119x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	345x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	70x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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