MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	77.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	75.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '18 at 00:52
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 129 2-Core 267 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 777 75% 616 Pts	64-Core 1,096 68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4990) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.3% Very good	Lighting 99.1 Reflection 104 Parallax 93.8 81% 98.9 fps	MRender 88.4 Gravity 91.8 Splatting 80.5 71% 86.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 87%
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2666) 3GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22% Poor	Lighting 25.6 Reflection 24.8 Parallax 32.1 21% 27.5 fps	MRender 34.1 Gravity 30.4 Splatting 25.8 24% 30.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 90GB-$96 764 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 98 108 104 103 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 404 Write 120 Mixed 155 SusWrite 105 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 36.4 150% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 120 100% 147 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 78%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 62GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 142 153 107 126 125 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 270 Write 188 Mixed 236 SusWrite 134 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 32.7 122% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 152 110% 142 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 85%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 126 125 123 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 136 Write 123 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 124 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 139GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 74 75 73 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 84.7 Write 89.5 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 74.1 57% 77 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 624GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 188 192 191 188 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 151 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 190 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB-$74 9,729 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 25.1 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 23.2 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 87%

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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%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

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 $130Bench 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 $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	28x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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