MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 70% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	108% 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	41.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 days ago, 18 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 11:56
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 VH 3,873 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 112 2-Core 218 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 543 53% 435 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3745) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 150 Parallax 140 111% 142 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 147 Splatting 124 107% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDSR250GB 250GB 1,384 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 309 15 55 47 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 460 Write 372 Mixed 349 SusWrite 95.1 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 0.8 45% 12 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 9.8 DQ Mixed 0.5 29% 75.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 90%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 109GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 129 132 133 114 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 438 Write 334 Mixed 292 SusWrite 164 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 37.1 4K Mixed 32.4 112% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 92.5 DQ Mixed 177 146% 218 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 708GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 171 171 148 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 141 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 166 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 883GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 169 170 174 150 174 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 88.4 Write 90.4 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 167 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 698 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	77.8% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 24.8 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 25.1 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 108%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	27"	1280 720	SAM07CC SMS27A550H

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Typical Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 652 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 75%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) - $146

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $289Bench 84%, 634,862 samples	335x
Core i5-7600KIntel $140Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	125x
Core i7-7700Intel $185Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	110x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $399Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	78x
GTX 1070Nvidia $119Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $80Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	27x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $35Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	20x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $56Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	38x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	16x
BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 2x8GBCrucialBench 78%, 3,240 samples	15x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $958

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $148	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $299	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $199	Nvidia RTX 3060 $229	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16