MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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.

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Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	22.2 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 01:35
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$190 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 148 2-Core 276 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 851 84% 684 Pts	64-Core 1,132 70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.1% 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: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 194 Parallax 182 140% 183 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 187 Splatting 131 123% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 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 491 Write 360 Mixed 366 90% 406 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 23.8 109% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 33 78% 155 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
Md3000gsa6472 1 3TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 76GB free Firmware: MKAOA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 109 121 136 116 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 123 Write 131 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 122 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: 70.2% 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 as expected (57^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 32.8 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 29.4 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 130%

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Typical Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 1,070 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 $190Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	457x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	204x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	101x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	99x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	87x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	42x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x

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

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $719

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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