MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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 Drive	167% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '18 at 18:38
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 620 83% 622 Pts	64-Core 608 38% 608 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 156 Parallax 134 118% 145 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 141 Splatting 114 101% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$100 2,434 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: C2.1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 896 536 212 213 205 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1,028 Write 1,014 Mixed 831 SusWrite 379 182% 813 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 65.8 257% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 704 DQ Mixed 420 352% 497 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 181%
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70 6,931 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 76GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 178 177 175 178 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 179 Mixed 241 SusWrite 175 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 45.6 175% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 172 142% 204 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 89%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 171GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1031 315 313 316 318 320 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2,110 Write 1491 Mixed 712 SusWrite 435 262% 1,187 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 61.6 262% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,101 DQ Write 1291 DQ Mixed 730 680% 1,041 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 236%
SanDisk Cruzer Micro 8GB 368 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID 5151 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	8.12% Terrible	Read 24.6 Write 10 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 10.4 13% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 36% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.12% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 31.1 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 32 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) - $146

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	349x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	136x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	62x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	121x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	84x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	80x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	22x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 2x8GBCrucialBench 78%, 3,240 samples	16x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $930

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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