MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% 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	100% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180706
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '18 at 07:08
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$175 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 138 2-Core 270 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 799 82% 659 Pts	64-Core 1,056 65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 222 Parallax 236 182% 227 fps	MRender 248 Gravity 213 Splatting 136 156% 199 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM04B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 303 277 317 321 313 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 329 Mixed 263 SusWrite 305 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 39.2 159% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 113 144% 259 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 330GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 483 481 485 409 281 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 481 Mixed 440 SusWrite 436 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.2 185% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 170 168 171 175 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 129 Write 152 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 168 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 201% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C15 Series 2x8GB 2,539 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 26 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 30.7 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 103%

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

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Typical Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 1,060 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 94%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	453x
Core i5-8600KIntel $118Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	200x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	100x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	99x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	48x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $32Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	28x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $701

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	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