MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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.
Boot Drive	233% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	18.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '20 at 23:17
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	IDN-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 i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 776 85% 673 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Gigabyte(1458 3794) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2003 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 141 Parallax 120 106% 131 fps	MRender 99 Gravity 132 Splatting 109 93% 113 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 329 329 329 329 329 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,991 Write 1,482 Mixed 718 SusWrite 378 253% 1,142 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 63.2 246% 92.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,296 DQ Write 1,201 DQ Mixed 710 680% 1069 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 236%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 290GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 708 113 86 87 78 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 401 Write 163 Mixed 159 SusWrite 193 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 35.2 4K Mixed 16.3 73% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 25.9 DQ Write 28.9 DQ Mixed 28.1 21% 27.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 102%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 369GB free Firmware: CC95 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 76 76 77 75 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 97.5 Write 90.8 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 75.3 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 61%
Toshiba THNSNK256GVN8 M.2 2280 256GB 597 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 74GB free Firmware: K8DC4101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 262 259 259 261 260 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 123%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 64GB 756 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 57GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 31 30 31 31 30 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 94.1 Write 25.3 Mixed 54 SusWrite 30.5 60% 51 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.1 162% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C16/8G KHX2666C16/16G 24GB 166 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 25.5 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 24.4 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 89%

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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%

UFO

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 $15	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