MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 233% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 219% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	304% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	75.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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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System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	20.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit 色彩
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	42.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '23 at 15:11
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (31^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 75.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 238 81% 146 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 776 75% 616 Pts	64-Core 965 60% 965 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% MSI(1462 5103) CLim: 3135 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	304% Outstanding	Lighting 424 Reflection 561 Parallax 789 346% 592 fps	MRender 554 Gravity 592 Splatting 280 369% 475 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 181 179 185 166 164 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 408 Write 227 Mixed 262 SusWrite 176 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 63.9 4K Mixed 34.9 126% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 147 128% 190 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 91%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 25GB free Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 896 Write 664 Mixed 490 151% 683 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 47.8 160% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 662 DQ Write 514 DQ Mixed 385 343% 520 MB/s
Poor: 86% Great: 144%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$80 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 841GB free Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 385 418 438 337 310 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 350 Write 442 Mixed 350 SusWrite 382 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 79.2 4K Mixed 48.3 162% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 160 173% 289 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 661GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 148 151 151 152 152 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 149 Write 117 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 151 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 830GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 143 144 148 144 139 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 153 Write 149 Mixed 104 SusWrite 143 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	67.1% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21.6 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 17.1 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 89.1 45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 120%

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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 1,053 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x

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 $34Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	28x

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Total price: $1,011

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16