MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	86% 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	234% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '19 at 00:10
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 140 2-Core 240 91% 158 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 858 88% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,167 72% 1,167 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 115 Parallax 103 90% 109 fps	MRender 95 Gravity 100 Splatting 91.4 78% 95.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 512GB-$290 5,772 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 437GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1435 1468 1453 1477 1467 1367 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,532 Write 1,360 Mixed 926 SusWrite 1,444 296% 1,316 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 53.7 196% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 688 DQ Write 388 DQ Mixed 551 406% 542 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 241%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 188 189 191 190 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 178 Mixed 109 SusWrite 189 124% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 2,589 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID c75c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 7.2 6.9 4.4 6.1 6.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	5.62% Terrible	Read 20.2 Write 7 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 6.3 11% 9.68 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.62% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 26.1 94% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 29.8 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 104%

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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 $76Bench 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: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $980

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 $46

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