MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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	336% 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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '18 at 10:23
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$249 712,312 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)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 245 93% 162 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 781 78% 633 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 202 Parallax 186 153% 192 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 189 Splatting 135 123% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 373GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1541 1713 1751 1737 1769 1712 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,319 Write 1,863 Mixed 900 SusWrite 1,704 379% 1,696 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 73.6 261% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 1,314 DQ Write 1,319 DQ Mixed 1,137 904% 1,257 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 353%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 662GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 456 465 447 428 427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 455 Mixed 426 SusWrite 441 103% 460 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 60.5 208% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 307 246% 346 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 125%
Kingston A400 120GB-$26 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 111GB free Firmware: SBFK11B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 73 72 70 73 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 497 Write 444 Mixed 352 SusWrite 109 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 34.7 157% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 190 178% 275 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 85%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 38 37 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 33.5 Write 34 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 37.4 43% 31.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.9 253% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 61%
BUFFALO HD-PNTU3 1TB 776 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 208GB free, PID 01e7 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 40 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 40.7 Write 41.5 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 42.1 52% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 20,017 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 29.7 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 32.7 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 44.7 90% 44.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 122%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	357x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	137x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	63x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	124x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	85x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	82x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	23x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	41x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x
BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 2x8GBCrucialBench 78%, 3,240 samples	16x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $738

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16