MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	57.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '22 at 14:04
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$169 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 236 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 459 62% 465 Pts	64-Core 473 29% 473 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 38 3.7 9.7 126 2.5 MB/s Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.1% Above average	Read 180 Write 108 Mixed 189 SusWrite 54.3 30% 133 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 25.3 122% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 133 129% 198 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 85%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 78GB free Firmware: 03150010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 101 58 58 60 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 466 Write 306 Mixed 306 SusWrite 82.7 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 43.8 148% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 116 94% 134 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 218GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 119 123 124 121 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 135 Write 142 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 122 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 7,485 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	71% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 23.1 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 23.3 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	352x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	136x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	62x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	122x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	84x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	81x

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 $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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x
BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 2x8GBCrucialBench 78%, 3,240 samples	16x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $724

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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