MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	117% 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	218% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '21 at 13:33
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 885 90% 728 Pts	64-Core 891 55% 891 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3625 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 123 Parallax 143 124% 139 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 142 Splatting 115 117% 148 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 234 229 231 228 227 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 2,005 Write 1,332 Mixed 650 SusWrite 274 235% 1,065 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 53.4 236% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,055 DQ Write 1,192 DQ Mixed 866 724% 1,038 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 240GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 470 479 487 441 345 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 478 Mixed 432 SusWrite 446 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 68.1 227% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 210 174% 251 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 347GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 489 488 486 426 341 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 488 Mixed 443 SusWrite 448 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 69.4 235% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 271 213% 293 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 149GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 98 99 99 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 172 Write 146 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 98 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB 5,677 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: MZ6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 105 112 110 113 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 112 64% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 78% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 29.6 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 32 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

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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%

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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 $188Bench 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 $499Bench 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 $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 $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	28x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $996

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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