MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% 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 Drive223% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B46
MotherboardMSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170829
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 04 '17 at 13:36
Run Duration187 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 57%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 123
2-Core 232
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 761
72% 595 Pts
64-Core 913
56% 913 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 144
Parallax 126
107% 133 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 128
Splatting 108
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 2,122
Write 1,092
Mixed 1,123
318% 1,445 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 94.5
4K Mixed 46.7
185% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 425
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 144
160% 275 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 223%
Great: 236%
WD Purple Surveillance 1TB (2017)-$45
709GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
80% Excellent
Read 136
Write 143
Mixed 130
103% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.18
74% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 80%
Great: 89%
TOSHIBA USB FLASH DRIVE 32GB
25GB free, PID 1408
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Read 86.5
Write 10.9
Mixed 28.1
40% 41.8 MB/s
4K Read 9.03
4K Write 0.57
4K Mixed 0.59
73% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
32.4% Below average
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 9.4
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 8.4
26% 9 GB/s
Latency 81.6
49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,796 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) - $160

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $954
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