MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	92.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161020
Uptime	12.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '17 at 11:36
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 667 74% 585 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 143 Parallax 120 110% 133 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 129 Splatting 104 93% 114 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Zotac Premium Edition 240GB-$75 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5727 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1085 (A8) Unknown 100 100 4 (AA) Unknown 100 100 611 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5701791 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 55 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850919454 (DA) Unknown 100 100 2 (E7) Temperature 100 100 98 (F1) Unknown 100 100 13990	92.8% Outstanding	Read 528 Write 506 Mixed 514 115% 516 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 14.9 131% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 38.3 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 61.3 52% 72.7 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 170 6233 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 819 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4479 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 818 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 10 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 175 175 75601 (C2) HDA temperature 115 102 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	62.4% Good	Read 130 Write 86.9 Mixed 109 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.93 4K Mixed 0.28 85% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 96%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 385GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 123 (03) Spinup time 191 189 5441 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4611 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 15927 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2849 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 74 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 331236 (C2) HDA temperature 116 92 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 6 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 2 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 71	46.4% Average	Read 85.2 Write 76.1 Mixed 87.2 63% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.16 68% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 32.2 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31.1 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	349x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	135x
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: $931

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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