MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	167% 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	178% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (67%). 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	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210421
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '21 at 15:30
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	67%

PC Performing as expected (60^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 823 83% 673 Pts	64-Core 1,008 62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Nvidia(10DE 146A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	167% Outstanding	Lighting 250 Reflection 219 Parallax 220 204% 230 fps	MRender 256 Gravity 165 Splatting 133 145% 185 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 17,082 User benchmarks, average bench 256% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1138 1114 1192 1055 456 437 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 1656 Write 1,362 Mixed 1,261 SusWrite 899 290% 1,294 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 34.9 127% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 58 DQ Mixed 125 165% 320 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 332%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 500GB 368 User benchmarks, average bench 161% 31GB free Firmware: ECFM52.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 69 76 20 65 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 775 Write 268 Mixed 389 SusWrite 53.9 81% 372 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 6 48% 11.6 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 256%
Amd-raid WDC WDS500G2B0C- 500GB 175 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 120GB free Firmware: 211070WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 602 253 193 186 197 194 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 249%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 200 192 189 202 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 159 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 194 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.8 340% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 26.4 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 28.6 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 103%

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Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	449x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	197x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	99x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	48x
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: $1,008

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16