MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161020
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '18 at 21:00
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 514 69% 514 Pts	64-Core 480 30% 480 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Lighting 77.5 Reflection 79.4 Parallax 68.4 63% 75.1 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 73.1 59% 72.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43 7,269 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 298 223 211 337 232 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 437 Mixed 424 SusWrite 254 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 48.8 179% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 294 231% 318 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 238GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 50 50 50 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 496 Write 49.8 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 49.7 36% 171 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 49.6 4K Mixed 15.1 81% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 50 DQ Mixed 23.2 41% 85.3 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 74%
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56 10,555 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 223GB free Firmware: SBFZ10.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 96 97 97 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 385 Mixed 353 SusWrite 129 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 38.1 160% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 213 191% 289 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 2x8GB 2,416 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 12.6 40% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 13.1 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 76%

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

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	349x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	136x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 2x8GBCrucialBench 78%, 3,240 samples	16x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $919

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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