MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90.8% 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	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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '19 at 09:33
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 239 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 611 68% 533 Pts	64-Core 671 42% 671 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.1% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 73.3 Parallax 63.3 57% 68.7 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 69.3 55% 67.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 139 136 139 137 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 447 Mixed 316 SusWrite 152 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 43 155% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 281 222% 310 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 35GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,995 Write 5,744 Mixed 5,593 1,291% 5,777 MB/s	4K Read 430 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 270 1,114% 307 MB/s	DQ Read 1,242 DQ Write 400 DQ Mixed 385 398% 676 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 78GB free Firmware: MN6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 69 63 64 63 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 15 Write 26 Mixed 19 SusWrite 63.8 23% 31 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.4 101% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 85%
Seagate BUP SL 4TB 1,990 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 134 134 131 129 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 102 Write 120 Mixed 75 SusWrite 131 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.8 201% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.9% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.5 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.7 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 90%

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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	587x
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