MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.32% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive72.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B46
MotherboardMSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateJun 03 '20 at 19:40
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$129
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 668
70% 564 Pts
64-Core 680
42% 680 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
MSI(1462 7B46) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.32% Terrible
Lighting 6.73
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 7.03
6% 7.97 fps
MRender 6.62
Gravity 6.2
Splatting 14.3
8% 9.03 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.32%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 180 198 259 216 259 MB/s
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
72.6% Very good
Read 191
Write 96.8
Mixed 207
SusWrite 227
41% 181 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 72.5
4K Mixed 37.7
124% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 208
177% 256 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
693GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 159 163 161 164 165 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 163
Mixed 107
SusWrite 162
110% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.1% Below average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 10.9
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 9
25% 8.6 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,815 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) - $160

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $959
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