MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	149% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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	21.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 11 '24 at 16:26
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 83.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 704 76% 602 Pts	64-Core 709 44% 709 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6386) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 139 Parallax 128 113% 135 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 139 Splatting 121 102% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HYUNDAI/480G 480GB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 81GB free Firmware: R0831B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 86 426 42 5.9 61 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 504 Write 412 Mixed 348 SusWrite 105 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 18.1 107% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 0.4 68% 159 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 95%
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 216GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 665 483 495 469 441 483 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 593 Write 1,139 Mixed 249 SusWrite 506 141% 622 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 51.9 157% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,264 DQ Write 761 DQ Mixed 242 387% 755 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 277%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 76GB free Firmware: S9FM02.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 75 77 73 77 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 436 Write 87.5 Mixed 120 SusWrite 74.5 39% 180 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 11.4 88% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 98.3 DQ Write 95.7 DQ Mixed 6.6 30% 66.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 130GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 168 170 167 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 159 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 169 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMD32GX4M4A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMD32GX4M4A2666C16 32GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.5% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 23.7 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 22.4 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 38: 0P 3R 5G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
38%	43%	37	215	58	144	21.5"	1920 1017	VTK0236 GFV22CB

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Typical Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 1,066 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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	456x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	201x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	100x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	99x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	85x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x

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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	28x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $705

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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