MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very 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 Drive91.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJun 09 '20 at 18:24
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
80% Excellent
Memory 76.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 251
83% 151 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 479
64% 479 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 80%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 151
Parallax 128
114% 140 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 136
Splatting 111
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM02.H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 298 277 289 216 178 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 448
Mixed 338
SusWrite 254
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 86.8
4K Mixed 36.3
133% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 179
180% 290 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
142GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 55 56 61 57 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Read 8.7
Write 60.8
Mixed 12.8
SusWrite 56.7
25% 34.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.3
62% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 114%
Corsair Survivor 3.0 248GB
200GB free, PID 1a0a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 80 109 100 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 200
Write 96
Mixed 176
SusWrite 101
183% 143 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 2.8
130% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.4% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 26.2
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 21.5
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 86.5
46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 88%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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