MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% 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.
Boot Drive	293% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	19.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 15:04
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 below expectations (31^st percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 135 2-Core 254 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 812 75% 626 Pts	64-Core 1,060 66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 143 Parallax 133 108% 136 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 131 Splatting 106 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 806 799 800 786 808 797 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,471 Write 2,270 Mixed 1,690 SusWrite 800 404% 1,808 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 86.3 293% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,304 DQ Write 1,136 DQ Mixed 1,079 847% 1,173 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 355%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 170GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 447 437 384 206 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 308 Mixed 436 SusWrite 354 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 52.1 172% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 276 230% 332 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 7,881 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 505GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 443 440 448 426 410 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 449 Mixed 414 SusWrite 435 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 49.9 162% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 305 245% 344 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 127%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 1,000 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3.5TB free, PID 231a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 114 111 111 115 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 82.3 Write 118 Mixed 77 SusWrite 114 138% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.7 234% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.1% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 20.8 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 22.1 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 106%

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

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Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,796 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 100%

UFO

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 $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