MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B46
MotherboardMSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46)  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 27 '18 at 21:11
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 81
1-Core 122
2-Core 244
82% 149 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 658
72% 569 Pts
64-Core 676
42% 676 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85.8% Excellent
Lighting 98.6
Reflection 145
Parallax 109
80% 118 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 131
Splatting 109
96% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
298GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 156
Write 149
Mixed 120
106% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.24
63% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.6% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 11.2
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 10.3
SC Mixed 9
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 78.7
51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 1,049 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $999
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