MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive109% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180130
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateOct 03 '18 at 18:02
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 137
2-Core 256
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 797
77% 634 Pts
64-Core 798
49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 113
Parallax 94.1
92% 107 fps
MRender 96.3
Gravity 97.8
Splatting 94.3
79% 96.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 180 240GB-$160
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 423 454 447 465 457 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 486
Mixed 317
SusWrite 449
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 40.6
160% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 286
229% 320 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235
5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 219 210 207 214 218 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 211
Write 212
Mixed 89
SusWrite 213
132% 181 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.7
202% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 122%
Great: 121%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231
6TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 171 170 176 173 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 169
Mixed 94.7
SusWrite 172
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.1
301% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
82.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 25.7
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 25.5
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 103%

 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 703 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: $930
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