MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	117% 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	116% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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	42.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161020
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 18:30
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 85.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 272 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 779 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 153 Parallax 154 123% 152 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 134 Splatting 118 117% 147 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 245 251 256 258 247 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 482 Mixed 350 SusWrite 269 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 58.7 207% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 230 209% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 118%
Samsung MZYTE256HMHP-000L2 256GB 950 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 176GB free Firmware: EXT06L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 256 254 255 254 255 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 260 Mixed 194 SusWrite 255 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 27.7 154% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 74.9 120% 232 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 93%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 119GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 380 370 378 374 373 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 363 Write 380 Mixed 272 SusWrite 376 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 41.7 170% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 317 241% 325 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 201GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 67 66 66 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 62.4 Write 71.5 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 66.7 46% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZB 04CD F4-3200C16-16GIS 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZB 04CD F4-3200C16-16GIS 48GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 23.6 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 75%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	144	48.9"	1280 720	AUS49A1 ASUS XG49V

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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 $241Bench 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: $930

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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