MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	103% 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	107% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '21 at 08:18
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 76.9 1-Core 123 2-Core 218 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 627 64% 516 Pts	64-Core 631 39% 631 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85E8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 142 Parallax 145 104% 138 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 137 Splatting 122 104% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 233 212 200 200 194 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 392 Mixed 348 SusWrite 240 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 56 187% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 265GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 422 431 442 427 415 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 443 Mixed 430 SusWrite 423 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 54.5 187% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 352 264% 352 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 839GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 177 177 176 174 176 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 126 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 175 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 171 179 174 177 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 120 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 173 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 32GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.7% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21.6 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 20.1 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 86.5 46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 56: 6R 6G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
56%	50%	40	244	181	60	27"	2048 1152	ACR048F XB271HU

History: Score 14: 2R 1G 1B | Score 56: 6R 6G 8B

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Typical Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 714 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	356x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	137x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	63x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	123x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	85x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	82x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	23x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	41x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x
BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 2x8GBCrucialBench 78%, 3,240 samples	16x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $738

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16