MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 226% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 206% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	277% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (24%). 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	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	14.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '23 at 17:57
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 below expectations (31^st percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 123 2-Core 241 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 742 71% 585 Pts	64-Core 967 60% 967 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-$990 22,998 User benchmarks, average bench 290% MSI(1462 5110) CLim: 3165 MHz, MLim: 5600 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	277% Outstanding	Lighting 411 Reflection 396 Parallax 467 335% 425 fps	MRender 523 Gravity 351 Splatting 251 292% 375 fps
Poor: 263% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 305%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1862 Write 339 Mixed 479 192% 893 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 47.8 167% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 942 DQ Write 420 DQ Mixed 650 490% 670 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 34GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,043 Write 1965 Mixed 1,370 399% 1,793 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 53.8 181% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,023 DQ Write 768 DQ Mixed 883 664% 891 MB/s
Poor: 274% Great: 488%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 283GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 77 76 78 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 118 Write 112 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 77 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB 16,624 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 27 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 24.6 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 10: 0P 0R 2G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
10%	17%	36	214	59	60	27.9"	1280 720	IVM710B PLG2888UH

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Typical Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 1,053 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $1,011

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 $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16