MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161201
Uptime	12.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '18 at 23:07
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 822 82% 670 Pts	64-Core 823 51% 823 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.9% Average	Lighting 54.5 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 51 44% 56.2 fps	MRender 75.3 Gravity 54.5 Splatting 69.5 54% 66.4 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BACKUP+ 240GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 223GB free Firmware: 0304 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 266 Write 255 Mixed 259 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 19.4 73% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 69.6 71% 114 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 50%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 2,036 Write 1,248 Mixed 1,184 329% 1,489 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 26.2 188% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 58.5 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 25.9 42% 78.6 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 236%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 558GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 127567728 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 579 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 9320201 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2245 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 584 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 61 521601053 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 42 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1147 (C2) HDA temperature 29 40 73014444061 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 118322054039785 (F1) Unknown 100 253 9916405842 (F2) Unknown 100 253 123487751217	87.5% Excellent	Read 158 Write 146 Mixed 108 103% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 5.14 4K Mixed 0.57 178% 2.06 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 3,586 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 30.1 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 29.9 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 114%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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: $931

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 $182	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) $30	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