MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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.
Boot Drive	79.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '19 at 16:11
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 943 96% 775 Pts	64-Core 1,170 72% 1,170 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 122 Parallax 124 109% 126 fps	MRender 171 Gravity 129 Splatting 102 106% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron 120GB (v0) 315 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: M206 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 170 163 165 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 388 Write 198 Mixed 235 SusWrite 166 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 32.2 141% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 106 119% 206 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 80%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 127 133 133 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 162 Write 163 Mixed 72 SusWrite 131 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 108%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 411GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 112 109 109 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 130 Write 96.5 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 110 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 198% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 79%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 2.6 48 26 50 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 75 Write 28.3 Mixed 30 SusWrite 33.6 31% 41.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 25.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 29.6 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 104%

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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	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 $269	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16