MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '20 at 01:08
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	10%

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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 777 76% 623 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 472 Write 453 Mixed 352 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 58.9 205% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 233 210% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 79GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 318 322 317 322 320 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 466 Write 324 Mixed 296 SusWrite 316 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 24.8 102% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 88 DQ Mixed 134 113% 171 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 76%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 77GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 98 99 98 98 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 96.8 Write 92.2 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 98.4 67% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 333GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 193 192 195 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 146 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 194 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 146 146 146 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 150 Write 142 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 146 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 32 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 31.1 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

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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 $184	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) $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