MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive75.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171120
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 18 '18 at 00:16
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 74.3
1-Core 143
2-Core 277
88% 165 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 536
63% 486 Pts
64-Core 571
35% 571 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126KB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 146 114 84 98 86 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 478
Write 151
Mixed 202
SusWrite 108
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 98.3
4K Mixed 34.9
134% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 146
123% 180 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 90%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
248GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 84 89 87 85 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
52.4% Above average
Read 95.7
Write 91.7
Mixed 59
SusWrite 86.6
61% 83.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 62%
Samsung HD105SI 1TB
244GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 73 74 74 75 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
27.2% Poor
Read 20.8
Write 17.5
Mixed 13.2
SusWrite 74
23% 31.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
64% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
38.5% Below average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 12.8
MC Mixed 11.7
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 9.8
SC Mixed 11
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 91.8
44% 91.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) - $146

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $930
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