MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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	226% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 20:13
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 299 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 592 78% 588 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 133 Parallax 137 118% 138 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 136 Splatting 106 112% 141 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1359 309 310 311 308 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1809 Write 1,509 Mixed 539 SusWrite 484 240% 1,085 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 56.6 239% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 1,064 DQ Write 1,292 DQ Mixed 718 669% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 236%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 107GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 281 329 323 326 341 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 428 Write 303 Mixed 76 SusWrite 320 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 13 50% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 32.4 DQ Write 19.4 DQ Mixed 20.5 17% 24.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 56%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 127GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1342 296 293 297 298 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,886 Write 1,486 Mixed 709 SusWrite 470 252% 1,138 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 56.6 261% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,054 DQ Write 1,298 DQ Mixed 861 737% 1,071 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 407GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 175 173 176 176 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 149 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 173 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 780GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 139 134 138 138 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 107 Write 73 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 136 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 673GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 91 92 90 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 89.7 Write 93 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 90.9 62% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 7,409 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 33.2 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 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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Total price: $939

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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