MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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

16 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '23 at 00:03
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (44^th 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-$192 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 104 2-Core 256 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 796 72% 608 Pts	64-Core 956 59% 956 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 186 Parallax 176 134% 176 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 177 Splatting 124 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDSR500GB 500GB 2,908 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0327B0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 476 Write 430 Mixed 7.7 67% 304 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.3 37% 9.27 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
Md3000gsa6472 1 3TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 76GB free Firmware: MKAOA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 110 126 136 122 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 126 Write 129 Mixed 67 SusWrite 123 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4D3600C18 4x8GB 12,036 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 32.8 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 30.2 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 130%

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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 1,056 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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