MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	114% 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	216% 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.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	May 21 '18 at 19:09
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^th 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-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 626 83% 621 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2608 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 164 Parallax 140 124% 152 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 148 Splatting 120 106% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 209GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,914 Write 1,227 Mixed 1,534 415% 1,892 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 46.8 237% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 665 DQ Write 408 DQ Mixed 224 251% 433 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 236%
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$100 2,434 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: C2.1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,663 Write 1,107 Mixed 1,343 304% 1,371 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 55.8 212% 83.6 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 387 DQ Mixed 128 165% 293 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 181%
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70 6,931 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 78GB free Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 256 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3397 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 105 (A3) Unknown 100 100 23 (A4) Unknown 100 100 44835 (A5) Unknown 100 100 82 (A6) Unknown 100 100 12 (A7) Unknown 100 100 42 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 323 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 62521 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 4 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 103376 (F2) Unknown 100 100 175415 (F5) Unknown 100 100 179340	87.4% Excellent	Read 525 Write 179 Mixed 267 71% 323 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 35.4 151% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 68.3 92% 169 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 89%
SanDisk Cruzer Micro 8GB 368 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 3GB free, PID 5151 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	8.5% Terrible	Read 27.6 Write 9.94 Mixed 11.9 18% 16.5 MB/s	4K Read 9.74 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.009 37% 3.25 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.5% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 31.2 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 33.1 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	349x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	135x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	62x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	121x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	84x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	80x

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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 2x8GBCrucialBench 78%, 3,240 samples	16x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $939

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16