MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	83.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '18 at 15:50
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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)	90% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 671 73% 578 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.7% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 112 Parallax 89.3 83% 101 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 116 Splatting 96.2 85% 105 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S064G 63GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 429 Write 170 Mixed 86.3 49% 228 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 10.3 4K Mixed 10.6 45% 12.7 MB/s	DQ Read 31.8 DQ Write 10.4 DQ Mixed 14.5 12% 18.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 47%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 189 190 188 188 188 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 116 Write 163 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 188 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1TB 4,641 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 784GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 111 116 114 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 89.3 Write 142 Mixed 108 SusWrite 112 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.8 205% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 63%
SanDisk Cruzer Pop 32GB 162 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 26GB free, PID 5577 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	5.52% Terrible	Read 14.7 Write 3.7 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 4.8 10% 8.68 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 38% 1 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.52% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.8% Good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 21 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 18.9 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 104%

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Gaming 110%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 100%

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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	589x
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	86x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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