MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.74% 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 Drive	317% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (44%). 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	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '20 at 21:15
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 241 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 871 84% 692 Pts	64-Core 1,080 67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B46) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.74% Terrible	Lighting 8.03 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 8.84 6% 9.69 fps	MRender 11.9 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 16 10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.74% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 661GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1786 1673 1666 1532 1329 1172 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,289 Write 2,155 Mixed 1,556 SusWrite 1,526 422% 1,882 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 85.5 289% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,134 DQ Write 781 DQ Mixed 1,021 745% 979 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 410%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 185 183 186 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 153 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 180 102% 141 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 494% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 104%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 804GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 26 28 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 92 Write 29.1 Mixed 33.9 SusWrite 27 34% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 101% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 55%
Seagate NAS HDD 3TB-$119 3,343 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 47GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 78 80 79 80 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 78.7 Write 79.2 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 77.7 54% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2C3000C16 32GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.8% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.3 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 69.6 57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 96%

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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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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	589x
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 $109Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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