MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	357% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180706
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '18 at 10:48
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 910 88% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,135 70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.8% Above average	Lighting 73.1 Reflection 76.2 Parallax 66.4 60% 71.9 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 69.7 Splatting 69.2 57% 70.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 341GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2115 2165 2107 2133 2163 2175 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 2,571 Write 2,182 Mixed 1,176 SusWrite 2,143 452% 2,018 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 77.7 265% 95.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,021 DQ Write 849 DQ Mixed 918 692% 929 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 357% Great: 393%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 166GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1338 305 304 302 300 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,859 Write 1,465 Mixed 681 SusWrite 476 248% 1,120 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 54 220% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,065 DQ Write 913 DQ Mixed 748 626% 909 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 236%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 188GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 477 176 156 156 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 470 Mixed 387 SusWrite 266 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 39.3 145% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 298 220% 286 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 95%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 81GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 423 215 154 153 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 477 Mixed 390 SusWrite 263 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 39.3 146% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 301 221% 287 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G4D30AEEA.K16FE 2x8GB 1,650 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 30.4 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 28.4 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 107%

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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 1,049 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	447x
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 $400Bench 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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	47x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	28x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $999

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