MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '21 at 17:26
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 87.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 896 86% 710 Pts	64-Core 1,152 71% 1,152 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 462.59 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 194 Parallax 191 148% 189 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 189 Splatting 129 122% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,834 Write 1,384 Mixed 698 288% 1,306 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 47.6 186% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,146 DQ Write 459 DQ Mixed 181 298% 595 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 190GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 420 423 413 410 414 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 497 Write 437 Mixed 414 SusWrite 418 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 20.5 84% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 48.1 98% 196 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 100%
Samsung PSSD T7 Touch 1TB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 93GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 322 328 324 327 326 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 297 Write 30.8 Mixed 116 SusWrite 296 41% 185 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 34.2 4K Mixed 22.7 73% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 92.6 DQ Mixed 52.9 61% 107 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 95%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$90 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 90GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 94 94 94 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 105 Write 117 Mixed 55.1 SusWrite 92.9 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 0GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 80.8 Write 75.3 Mixed 29.9 46% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 2,309 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.2% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.3 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 23.2 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 114%

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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	8	6	60	27"	1280 720	BNQ802E BenQ PD2700U

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Typical Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 1,049 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	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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	28x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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