MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics107% 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 Drive52.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180630
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMay 19 '19 at 20:28
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 99.5
2-Core 213
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 413
55% 414 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (85th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (139 fps cap detected)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 139
Parallax 139
113% 139 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 141
Splatting 110
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 120GB
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0817A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 52 49 42 46 48 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 497
Write 403
Mixed 173
SusWrite 68.3
63% 285 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 40.5
4K Mixed 9.8
86% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 95.3
DQ Mixed 8.5
33% 73.2 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 81%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
291GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 694 495 492 494 497 497 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB
217GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 97 97 96 86 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 86.2
Write 84.7
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 94.3
61% 83.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1G43EB1-CPB 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
42% Average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 12.6
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 13.1
38% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 42%
Great: 43%

 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: $919
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