MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
ProcessorWith 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180630
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '22 at 00:10
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 43%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 124
2-Core 224
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 579
61% 490 Pts
64-Core 625
39% 625 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 137
Parallax 129
105% 131 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 130
Splatting 114
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,652
Write 1,209
Mixed 443
242% 1,101 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 37.6
146% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 873
DQ Write 581
DQ Mixed 646
504% 700 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
303GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 111 120 107 113 110 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 132
Write 167
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 112
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZKW 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZKW 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
69.3% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 21.9
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 21.2
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 101%

 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: $716
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