MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42% 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	199% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '20 at 15:06
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 231 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 760 81% 644 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42% Average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.4 Splatting 62 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 88%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B46) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.52% Terrible	Lighting 7.73 Reflection 11.3 Parallax 8.31 6% 9.11 fps	MRender 12.2 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 15.6 10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.52% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 180 180 178 177 176 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,943 Write 1113 Mixed 446 SusWrite 227 204% 932 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 55 208% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,081 DQ Write 907 DQ Mixed 658 585% 882 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 236%
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80 4,893 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 107GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 212 210 209 209 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 253 Mixed 281 SusWrite 204 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 43 165% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 244 192% 265 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 91%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 688GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1690 1695 1702 1357 661 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 1,794 Write 1,706 Mixed 1,364 SusWrite 1,265 344% 1,532 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 85.1 286% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,059 DQ Write 1,099 DQ Mixed 431 502% 863 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 169GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 124 124 125 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 122 Write 82.3 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 124 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	72.2% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21.3 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 23 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 80%

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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 $90Bench 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