MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '19 at 07:54
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 162 2-Core 323 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,067 101% 837 Pts	64-Core 1,334 82% 1,334 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%

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: 2075 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 200 Parallax 200 150% 195 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 181 Splatting 128 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,250 Write 1,328 Mixed 652 308% 1,410 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 47 204% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 1,058 DQ Mixed 425 404% 606 MB/s
Poor: 82% Great: 332%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 29GB free Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 386 268 261 89 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 967 Write 457 Mixed 369 SusWrite 255 113% 512 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 53.2 193% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 660 DQ Write 418 DQ Mixed 455 362% 511 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 155%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 159GB free Firmware: MX4OABS0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 102 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 102 Write 99.7 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 101 61% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 26.5 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 34 SC Mixed 31.7 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 47.6 84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 107%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,151x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	590x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	246x

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 $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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