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MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

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Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '20 at 15:29
Run Duration	697 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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-$170 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 86.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 296 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 914 86% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,184 73% 1,184 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6583) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 143 Parallax 121 104% 131 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 130 Splatting 108 95% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$98 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,398 Write 1,467 Mixed 1198 372% 1,688 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 75.8 260% 91.9 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,046 DQ Mixed 1,001 756% 1,008 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Toshiba THNSNK256GCS8 SATA 256GB 1,249 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 17GB free Firmware: K8DC4101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 257 203 213 122 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 422 Write 253 Mixed 204 SusWrite 185 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 36.4 145% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 163 149% 233 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 83%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 160GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 68 71 69 70 62 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 115 Write 126 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 68.4 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 72%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$75 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 421GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 86 91 91 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 35.3 Write 92.5 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 88.7 49% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 193% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$70 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 9GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 88 95 90 88 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 61.5 Write 111 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 94.5 62% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 191% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 90%
ST2000DM 001-1CH164 2TB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 133 132 129 133 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 182 Write 156 Mixed 94.2 SusWrite 130 183% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 71%
ST2000DL 003-9VT166 2TB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 131 131 129 133 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 140 Write 140 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 128 162% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 71% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 52%
ST2000DL 003-9VT166 2TB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 17GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 0 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 59.2 Write 67.3 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 2.5 60% 45.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 47% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 52%
ST2000DM 001-1CH164 2TB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 2.3 1.5 0.3 0.2 10 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 155 Write 128 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 3.7 115% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 64% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.5% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 21.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 106%

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Typical Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 1,109 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

Aircraft carrier

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $170Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	469x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	213x
Core i7-8700Intel $152Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	127x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	106x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	104x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	89x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	50x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	29x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $33Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	28x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $696

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Intel Core i5-12600K $155	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $375	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $239	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350