MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 18% Surfboard


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	18.4% 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	73.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '17 at 22:40
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	19%

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 i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 5.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 101% 187 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 603 82% 608 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 3667) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.0 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Lighting 23.2 Reflection 17.3 Parallax 20.5 19% 20.3 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 23.5 Splatting 17 18% 22 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
GOODRAM 120GB 5,433 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1344 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 467 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2530 (AA) Unknown 100 100 214 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2883658 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 322 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 1265 (E7) Temperature 100 100 56 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2871	73.8% Very good	Read 505 Write 340 Mixed 380 90% 408 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 14.4 88% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 28.1 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 13.8 54% 111 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 97%
Hitachi HDS721016CLA382 160GB 1,552 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 148GB free Firmware: JPEOA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 126 126 132 (03) Spinup time 117 117 12897812674 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6402 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 35 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 138 31 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 36344 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3172 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6867 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6867 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 244814315553 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 40 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 265	38.5% Below average	Read 95.1 Write 39 Mixed 76.3 53% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.39 86% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 52%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 77GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 5 (03) Spinup time 136 132 4200 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2661 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 19527 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2595 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 781 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2661 (C2) HDA temperature 109 93 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	49% Average	Read 83.9 Write 86.5 Mixed 78 62% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.93 4K Mixed 0.37 105% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 20,263 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	47.3% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 14.4 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 48%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) - $190

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	447x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16