MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics133% 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 Drive124% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161020
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 12 '18 at 14:59
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 264
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 735
73% 598 Pts
64-Core 725
45% 725 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 200
Parallax 198
153% 195 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 184
Splatting 125
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 263 259 253 241 236 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 480
Mixed 395
SusWrite 273
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 65.7
228% 82.9 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 355
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
486GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 139 141 142 135 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 174
Write 158
Mixed 91.5
SusWrite 140
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
79.2% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 25
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 20.5
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 702 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $939
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HDDRAMUSB
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