MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	109% 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	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '23 at 05:01
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	11%

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-$175 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 211 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 760 70% 585 Pts	64-Core 1,082 67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 531.18 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	109% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 143 Parallax 141 113% 141 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 142 Splatting 124 108% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$50 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 61 64 87 95 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 1,631 Write 49.4 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 80.7 97% 462 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 40.6 4K Mixed 10.4 81% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 438 DQ Write 71 DQ Mixed 129 126% 212 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 193%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 362GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 464 284 253 256 254 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 368 Write 252 Mixed 285 SusWrite 329 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 38.4 134% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 324 245% 328 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 99%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 47GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 143 145 144 144 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 340 Mixed 394 SusWrite 176 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 49.1 172% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 179 184% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 520GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 157 159 159 159 159 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 149 Write 166 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 158 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.2 395% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS824A.C8FDD1 859B CT8G4DFS824A.C8FHD1 16GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 20.6 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 22 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 78%

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Typical Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 1,063 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 $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	455x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	201x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	100x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	99x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	48x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $32Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	28x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $701

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16