MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	25.1% 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	270% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '21 at 11:43
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 999 98% 800 Pts	64-Core 1,197 74% 1,197 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% Asus(1043 04BE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1326 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	25.1% Poor	Lighting 31.4 Reflection 30.3 Parallax 43.3 26% 35 fps	MRender 29.6 Gravity 34.3 Splatting 26.1 24% 30 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 7,232 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 832 556 560 561 562 556 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,568 Write 1,842 Mixed 1,586 SusWrite 604 367% 1,650 MB/s	4K Read 78.8 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 68.5 298% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,253 DQ Write 561 DQ Mixed 785 614% 866 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 389%
Samsung 980 PRO 250GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 338% 313GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1839 1820 1759 1772 1557 659 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	366% Outstanding	Read 2,612 Write 1794 Mixed 1,849 SusWrite 1,568 437% 1,956 MB/s	4K Read 80.1 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 106 352% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,366 DQ Write 1142 DQ Mixed 1,244 934% 1,250 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 366% Great: 430%
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150 5,048 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 118GB free Firmware: 5.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 164 177 176 167 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 323 Write 242 Mixed 252 SusWrite 173 56% 248 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 47.1 180% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 140 128% 196 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 889GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 165 171 172 172 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 153 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 170 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDN 726040ALE614 4TB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3TB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 186 188 195 188 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 177 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 190 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 21.9 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 23.8 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	22"	1280 720	NEC674A P221W

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Typical Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 1,053 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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	449x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	197x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	99x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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: 81% - Excellent

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16