MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

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Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.4% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161201
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '18 at 17:52
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 244 91% 159 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 763 84% 661 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% PNY(196E 11D8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.4% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 77.5 Parallax 66.2 60% 72.6 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 72.6 57% 69.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,351 Write 1,466 Mixed 1,120 362% 1,646 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 84.1 290% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 1,324 DQ Mixed 1,004 799% 1,101 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Seagate ST9250410AS 250GB-$42 8,782 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 85GB free Firmware: 0006HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 73 73 74 73 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 70.5 Write 64.7 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 72.8 46% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 56%
Toshiba MK5065GSXN 500GB 2,133 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 235GB free Firmware: GH101M SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 65 66 67 67 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 63.5 Write 62.5 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 65.5 39% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 40%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 712GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 96 115 119 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 86.5 Write 135 Mixed 109 SusWrite 114 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.8 213% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 28 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 26.8 80% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 85%

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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 $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 $499Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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