MSI X370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A33)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics77.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A33
MotherboardMSI X370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A33)  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180319
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateOct 19 '18 at 05:00
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 52%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
64.7% Good
Memory 70
1-Core 102
2-Core 185
67% 119 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 535
52% 428 Pts
64-Core 705
44% 705 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.10.1
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.8% Very good
Lighting 92.2
Reflection 80.2
Parallax 147
75% 106 fps
MRender 79.5
Gravity 105
Splatting 113
83% 99.1 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 406
Write 381
Mixed 342
84% 377 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 60
4K Mixed 35.3
117% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
628GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 109 112 111 111 112 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 163
Write 140
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 110
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
12GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 188 194 192 190 191 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 122
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 190
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 112%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75
99GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 161 166 186 176 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 147
Write 126
Mixed 29
SusWrite 176
86% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 167 175 178 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 102
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 173
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
88.5% Excellent
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 33.5
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 19
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A33) Builds (Compare 169 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI X370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A33)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $347
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