MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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	218% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '19 at 20:28
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,125 103% 862 Pts	64-Core 1,634 101% 1,634 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E2) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 202 Parallax 182 151% 190 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 186 Splatting 130 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW25L0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1145 1252 1213 1025 805 570 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,554 Write 1,096 Mixed 693 SusWrite 1,002 242% 1,086 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 60.8 228% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 698 DQ Write 398 DQ Mixed 540 404% 545 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 220%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 942GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 143 143 148 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 160 Write 164 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 146 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 159 162 161 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 168 Mixed 30 SusWrite 161 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 107%
WD My Book 25DA 2TB 476 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 33GB free, PID 25da Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 42 43 43 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 44 Write 41.3 Mixed 30 SusWrite 42.1 53% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB 8,400 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	54.7% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 15.3 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 18 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,159x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	593x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	318x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	280x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	206x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
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: $959

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16