MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics118% 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 Drive111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory48GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory40.5 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161020
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateJan 23 '21 at 23:17
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 87.4
1-Core 138
2-Core 262
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 773
76% 621 Pts
64-Core 770
48% 770 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 154
Parallax 154
125% 154 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 134
Splatting 118
117% 147 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 118%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0AB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 235 223 225 230 239 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 461
Mixed 357
SusWrite 247
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 54.1
194% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 228
207% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 111%
Great: 118%
Samsung MZYTE256HMHP-000L2 256GB
176GB free
Firmware: EXT06L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 256 256 256 256 256 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 260
Mixed 190
SusWrite 256
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 27.1
148% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 73.2
119% 231 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 93%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
119GB free
Firmware: 1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 382 376 376 377 378 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 453
Write 375
Mixed 276
SusWrite 377
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 40.5
163% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 317
241% 325 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
201GB free
Firmware: CR100-12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 42 41 41 41 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
26.1% Poor
Read 49.4
Write 48.7
Mixed 32.6
SusWrite 41.1
32% 43 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZB 04CD F4-3200C16-16GIS 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZB 04CD F4-3200C16-16GIS 48GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.1% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.4
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 30.5
SC Mixed 24.3
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 75%

 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 707 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $724
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