MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 147%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 137%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics160% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B46
MotherboardMSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 04 '19 at 04:52
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 92
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 913
88% 728 Pts
64-Core 1,120
69% 1,120 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
160% Outstanding
Lighting 224
Reflection 208
Parallax 230
183% 221 fps
MRender 254
Gravity 214
Splatting 140
159% 202 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 160%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,400
Write 1,188
Mixed 1,166
348% 1,585 MB/s
4K Read 62.4
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 85.8
290% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 976
DQ Write 1,156
DQ Mixed 1,008
776% 1,047 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750
78GB free
Firmware: CC3H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 93 90 88 93 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 75.2
Write 81.2
Mixed 49.2
SusWrite 91.5
54% 74.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.6% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 19.8
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 23.6
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 1,049 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $994
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