MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 05 '21 at 14:01
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 264 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 827 80% 656 Pts	64-Core 1,117 69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 188 Parallax 181 142% 181 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 185 Splatting 125 119% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,897 Write 1,323 Mixed 569 277% 1,263 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 48.1 182% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,063 DQ Write 454 DQ Mixed 164 279% 560 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 190GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 439 442 441 435 436 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 502 Write 429 Mixed 416 SusWrite 440 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 19.8 82% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 48.1 102% 204 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 100%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 128GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1463 1182 1176 1215 1226 1246 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,445 Write 2,128 Mixed 1,410 SusWrite 1,251 404% 1,809 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 74.1 241% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 1,346 DQ Write 433 DQ Mixed 612 524% 797 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 372%
Sandisk CFast SDDR-299 128GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 24GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 334 333 333 332 333 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 372 Write 318 Mixed 298 SusWrite 332 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 37.7 4K Mixed 23.9 86% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 84.4 DQ Mixed 38 47% 84.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 66%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$95 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 187GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 117 123 123 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 76.4 Write 76.2 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 121 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 171GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 184 156 186 186 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 185 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 177 105% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
Seagate M3 Portable 4TB 5,513 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 130 134 138 139 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 104 Write 128 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 133 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.7 198% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 65%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 1,176 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 55GB free, PID 0743 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 39.8 Write 39 Mixed 37.6 SusWrite 41.9 54% 39.6 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 4.8 319% 5.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 2,309 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 30 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 30.2 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 114%

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Typical Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 1,051 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) - $190

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	448x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	196x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	99x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	97x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	83x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $74Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	47x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	28x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,001

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16