MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.3% 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	226% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '20 at 15:13
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 259 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 488 66% 494 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 8626) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32.3% Below average	Lighting 40.3 Reflection 31.8 Parallax 38.3 33% 36.8 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 37 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 600 280 276 277 276 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2,068 Write 1,451 Mixed 615 SusWrite 330 246% 1,116 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 59.6 225% 86.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,210 DQ Write 1,248 DQ Mixed 695 669% 1,051 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 236%
Corsair Force GT 60GB 1,562 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 10GB free Firmware: 1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 63 61 58 58 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 430 Write 86 Mixed 136 SusWrite 61.9 39% 178 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 40.8 148% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 71.9 DQ Mixed 84.6 64% 86.4 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 69%
Team XS1 SSD 120GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 108GB free Firmware: 343A13F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 68 66 59 70 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 213 Write 99 Mixed 106 SusWrite 67.1 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 23.7 106% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 93.4 DQ Mixed 91.1 75% 110 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 52%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 94GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 70 71 70 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 73 Write 79.2 Mixed 49 SusWrite 70.5 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.7 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 23.2 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 95%

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Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

Aircraft carrier

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	451x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	198x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	99x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	99x
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 $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	48x
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: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $717

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16