MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180706
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '19 at 12:05
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 300 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 889 93% 747 Pts	64-Core 904 56% 904 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3282) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Lighting 79.5 Reflection 77.3 Parallax 67.1 65% 74.7 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 72.1 59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$123 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 251 243 243 228 231 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 473 Mixed 362 SusWrite 258 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 54.3 188% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
Qnap iSCSI Storage 1TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 999GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	6.23% Terrible	Read 9.8 Write 10 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 10.7 8% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.8 318% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.23% Great: 59%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB 8,194 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 143 143 141 142 141 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 170 Write 139 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 141 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C15 2x8GB 6,535 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 27.8 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 28.7 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 103%

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

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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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,165x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	600x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	251x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	320x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	280x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	105x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	97x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	87x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	83x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	56x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $948

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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