MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics113% 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 Drive33.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory15.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 19 '22 at 08:49
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 113
2-Core 213
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 589
60% 484 Pts
64-Core 556
34% 556 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.37
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 148
Parallax 138
120% 144 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 148
Splatting 125
108% 132 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 78 87 89 88 81 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
33.7% Below average
Read 275
Write 90.1
Mixed 154
SusWrite 82.8
33% 151 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 14.5
4K Mixed 12.9
53% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 41.6
DQ Write 26.6
DQ Mixed 21.8
20% 30 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 75%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 126GB
44GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 70 68 68 71 70 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 424
Write 413
Mixed 294
SusWrite 82.9
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 45.5
155% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 303
238% 329 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 105%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
138GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 111 109 111 110 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
62.5% Good
Read 108
Write 118
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 110
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD2 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD2 859B CT8G4DFS8213.C8FDR1 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD2 20GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
69% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 21.5
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 21.6
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 69%
Great: 69%

 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 703 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: 68% - Good Total price: $919
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