MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '20 at 17:33
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 240 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 654 65% 530 Pts	64-Core 667 41% 667 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.2% Very good	Lighting 93.1 Reflection 99.4 Parallax 87.5 76% 93.3 fps	MRender 93 Gravity 86.6 Splatting 90.9 74% 90.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB-$130 4,476 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 428 Write 314 Mixed 276 75% 339 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 40.1 149% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 207 187% 286 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 98%
SanDisk X400 1TB-$310 2,086 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 794GB free Firmware: X4120000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 483 Write 451 Mixed 331 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 37.3 126% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 224 194% 290 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 106%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 32GB-$13 3,792 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 29GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 28 28 24 21 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 35.7 Write 33 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 26.6 43% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 60% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 23.9 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 27.4 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 97%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	349x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	136x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 2x8GBCrucialBench 78%, 3,240 samples	16x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $930

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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