MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 02:22
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 307 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 816 86% 688 Pts	64-Core 842 52% 842 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6583) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 153 Parallax 130 106% 138 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 136 Splatting 115 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,082 Write 1,461 Mixed 607 304% 1,383 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 58.3 258% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,047 DQ Write 1,240 DQ Mixed 846 720% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
SanDisk X400 1TB-$310 2,086 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 230GB free Firmware: X4140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 361 292 255 206 235 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 483 Mixed 344 SusWrite 298 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 54.6 200% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 230 198% 293 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 106%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 252GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 400 199 177 123 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 484 Mixed 330 SusWrite 255 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 52.8 201% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 215 194% 297 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 107%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 927GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 489 487 488 490 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 489 Mixed 398 SusWrite 489 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 57.4 209% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 280 230% 328 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 29 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 105%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $931

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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