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 above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	258% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161201
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '17 at 03:11
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 842 84% 683 Pts	64-Core 843 52% 843 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB-$65 6,111 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 595GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 70 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 24 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 6 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 59 45 236224708649 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2372318477 (F7) Unknown 100 100 74200240 (F8) Unknown 100 100 2436181 (B4) Unknown 0 0 8786 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	83.4% Excellent	Read 470 Write 334 Mixed 338 84% 381 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 68.3 4K Mixed 26.7 104% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 55.9 103% 207 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 104%
Patriot Hellfire NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$233 2,120 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,347 Write 1,253 Mixed 1,622 384% 1,741 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 45.5 216% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 541 DQ Write 494 DQ Mixed 137 207% 391 MB/s
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 195%
WD WD1600JS-75NCB1 160GB 10,689 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 90GB free Firmware: 10.02E02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 191 177 3441 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8413 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 24885 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3962 (BE) vendor-specific 62 48 38 (C2) HDA temperature 109 95 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3522 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	28.5% Poor	Read 51.1 Write 47.8 Mixed 50.7 38% 49.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.34 86% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 35%
WD WD1600JS-75NCB1 160GB 10,689 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 66GB free Firmware: 03.01C03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 199 8338 (03) Spinup time 195 179 3208 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7976 (05) Reallocated sector count 192 192 60 (07) Seek error rate 195 192 123 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 24572 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4015 (BE) vendor-specific 58 38 42 (C2) HDA temperature 105 85 42 (C4) Reallocation count 165 165 35 (C5) Current pending sector count 138 138 1621 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 197 194 80 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 198 195 81	26.7% Poor	Read 36.8 Write 55.7 Mixed 33.7 31% 42.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.3 78% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3232 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 32.1 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 32.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 119%

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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