MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	117% 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	87.5% 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.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	43.2 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '20 at 13:01
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	90%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$249 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 641 69% 546 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 151 Parallax 151 124% 152 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 133 Splatting 118 116% 146 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$65 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 212 244 230 214 257 MB/s Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	87.5% Excellent	Read 221 Write 195 Mixed 137 SusWrite 234 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 54.4 151% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 234 209% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 118%
Samsung MZYTE256HMHP-000L2 256GB 950 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 172GB free Firmware: EXT06L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 209 201 206 202 209 MB/s Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55% Above average	Read 246 Write 163 Mixed 148 SusWrite 205 43% 190 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 41.3 4K Mixed 16.3 64% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 74.2 115% 223 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 93%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 119GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 320 309 314 310 312 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 177 Write 174 Mixed 136 SusWrite 312 45% 200 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 22.3 88% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 318 242% 326 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 104%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 173GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 48 47 47 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 58.7 Write 72.8 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 47.5 40% 54.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZB 04CD F4-3200C16-16GIS 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZB 04CD F4-3200C16-16GIS 48GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.5% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.5 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 21.9 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 75%

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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 $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	356x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	137x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	63x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	123x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	85x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	82x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	23x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	41x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x
BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 2x8GBCrucialBench 78%, 3,240 samples	16x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $738

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16