MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	135% 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	96.7% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	19.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '18 at 20:29
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 247 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 703 72% 579 Pts	64-Core 717 44% 717 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB; MSI GAMING X TRIO CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 204 Parallax 182 157% 193 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 185 Splatting 127 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128M6S+ 128GB 299 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 334 334 359 329 373 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 407 Write 344 Mixed 272 SusWrite 337 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 40.5 152% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 221 186% 270 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 100%
GOODRAM 120GB 5,433 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 80GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 94 96 94 94 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 473 Mixed 371 SusWrite 123 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 43.3 168% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 180 179% 285 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 97%
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 320GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1639 1597 1630 1595 1638 1580 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2,563 Write 1,633 Mixed 1,333 SusWrite 1,613 398% 1,786 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 94.7 316% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,331 DQ Write 1,127 DQ Mixed 1,137 877% 1,198 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 333%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 75GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 117 119 121 120 119 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 159 Write 150 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 119 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-4GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 24GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 33.3 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 28.8 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 57.6 69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

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Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,793 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 100%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,151x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	588x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	318x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	277x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	85x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	82x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	56x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $954

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16