MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	351% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '19 at 07:26
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 922 89% 732 Pts	64-Core 1,129 70% 1,129 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 188 Parallax 199 147% 189 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 180 Splatting 125 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB-$185 3,141 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 748GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1564 1590 1649 1635 1666 1634 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2,560 Write 1638 Mixed 1,294 SusWrite 1,623 397% 1,779 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 93.5 316% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1183 DQ Write 1118 DQ Mixed 1,222 898% 1,174 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 354%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 171GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 312 311 313 311 312 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 462 Mixed 389 SusWrite 328 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 64.6 224% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 351 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 733GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 189 188 190 191 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 176 Mixed 76 SusWrite 190 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 34,252 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.1% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 23.3 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 112%

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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 $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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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