MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	140% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '18 at 20:40
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 311 104% 189 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,030 99% 816 Pts	64-Core 1,301 80% 1,301 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 3685) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 256 277 235 267 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 873 Write 733 Mixed 556 SusWrite 262 135% 606 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 59.9 192% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 830 DQ Write 494 DQ Mixed 580 454% 634 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 141%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 112GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 145 145 145 145 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 462 Mixed 378 SusWrite 172 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 55.5 201% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 174 182% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 238GB free Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 288 266 269 275 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 997 Write 769 Mixed 759 SusWrite 290 157% 704 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 65.7 232% 86.9 MB/s	DQ Read 839 DQ Write 679 DQ Mixed 742 560% 753 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 141%
WL1000GSA6472B 1TB 582 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 131 131 131 131 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 141 Write 132 Mixed 106 SusWrite 130 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 106%
WL1000GSA3254G 1TB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 931GB free Firmware: 77.04D77 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 105 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 110 Write 102 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 105 71% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 24.5 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 30.8 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 101%

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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 $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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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