MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	27.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	298% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '19 at 22:53
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 598 78% 586 Pts	64-Core 604 37% 604 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Lighting 31.7 Reflection 29.8 Parallax 37 26% 32.8 fps	MRender 40.6 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 33.2 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1090 1597 1689 1656 1651 1632 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,460 Write 1,651 Mixed 887 SusWrite 1,552 365% 1,638 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 65.5 237% 87.6 MB/s	DQ Read 804 DQ Write 617 DQ Mixed 680 517% 700 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 353%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 984GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 143 145 145 145 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 126 Write 97.2 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 144 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 138 138 132 138 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	76% Very good	Read 129 Write 107 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 136 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 96%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 179 157 185 186 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 150 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 176 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 101% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 7,607 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 31.3 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 32 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

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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 $90Bench 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: $994

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 $177	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