MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (16%). 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	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '23 at 10:11
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 712 77% 611 Pts	64-Core 755 47% 755 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 545.84 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 148 Parallax 138 111% 141 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 140 Splatting 122 104% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 179 171 168 159 158 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 464 Mixed 368 SusWrite 196 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 53.1 177% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 143 147 145 146 147 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 134 Mixed 83 SusWrite 146 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 5TB 2,792 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 116 120 119 120 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 88.2 Write 114 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 119 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 172% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 67%
HGST HTS 541010A9E680 1TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 929GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 38 40 39 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 51.9 Write 37.5 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 39 53% 40.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 57% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 7,485 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	79.3% Very good	MC Read 31 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 23.7 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 22.8 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	67	55	72	27"	1280 720	SAM0D22 S27F350

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Typical Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 1,057 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 $180Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	452x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	198x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	99x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	99x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	83x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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: 119% - Outstanding

Total price: $689

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16