MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics113% 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 Drive221% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateAug 19 '17 at 20:59
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 575
8-Core 577
77% 576 Pts
64-Core 577
36% 577 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2555 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 162
Parallax 138
122% 150 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 145
Splatting 118
104% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$100
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
221% Outstanding
Read 1,668
Write 1,117
Mixed 1,336
305% 1,373 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 57
219% 86.6 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 491
DQ Mixed 132
182% 329 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 221%
Great: 181%
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70
69GB free
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 524
Write 176
Mixed 263
70% 321 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 35.8
152% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 66.6
91% 169 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 30.6
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 39.6
SC Mixed 33
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 49.2
81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 104%

 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 702 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: $931
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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