MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 31% 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	24.9% 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	278% 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	13.4 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 06 '21 at 13:34
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	0%

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-$186 746,287 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 (95^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 975 93% 766 Pts	64-Core 1,179 73% 1,179 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.9% 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 (97^th percentile)	24.9% Poor	Lighting 31.2 Reflection 29.9 Parallax 42.9 25% 34.7 fps	MRender 29 Gravity 33.9 Splatting 25.6 24% 29.5 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 24.9% 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% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 794 559 555 562 566 563 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,208 Write 1,790 Mixed 1,667 SusWrite 600 350% 1,566 MB/s	4K Read 78.5 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 103 340% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,238 DQ Write 862 DQ Mixed 839 683% 980 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 389%
Samsung 980 PRO 250GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 338% 333GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2171 2292 2412 2408 856 663 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	365% Outstanding	Read 2,194 Write 1,871 Mixed 2,133 SusWrite 1,800 450% 2,000 MB/s	4K Read 80.2 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 109 356% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,367 DQ Write 1,151 DQ Mixed 1,251 940% 1,256 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 365% Great: 430%
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150 5,048 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 118GB free Firmware: 5.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 173 165 174 175 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 372 Write 240 Mixed 264 SusWrite 174 59% 263 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 46 179% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 158 138% 206 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 889GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 167 173 173 172 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 149 Mixed 95.9 SusWrite 171 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDN 726040ALE614 4TB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3TB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 192 192 197 191 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 184 Mixed 84 SusWrite 193 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 7,128 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1TB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 127 127 127 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 133 Write 127 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 127 133% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 35% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 52%

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 (69^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 22.4 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 26 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.2% 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 1,050 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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	448x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	196x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	99x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	47x
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

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $256	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16