MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	90% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161020
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '21 at 11:06
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 282 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 766 76% 619 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2727 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 148 Parallax 137 111% 140 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 142 Splatting 125 106% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 124 49 49 49 48 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 455 Mixed 386 SusWrite 78 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 47.7 167% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 239 201% 289 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 807GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 189 192 191 189 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 151 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 189 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 112%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 414GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 103 103 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 111 Write 111 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 102 72% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 973GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 179 183 183 185 186 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 140 Write 153 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 182 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 30.1 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 27.8 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 85%

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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 $250Bench 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: $939

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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