MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	40.8% 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	130% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '20 at 02:50
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 232 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 922 89% 735 Pts	64-Core 1127 70% 1127 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3724) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.8% Average	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 171 Parallax 0.06 0% 57.1 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 153 Splatting 115 120% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 138 74 86 86 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 1,032 Write 640 Mixed 240 SusWrite 102 110% 503 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 49.8 184% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 663 DQ Write 519 DQ Mixed 356 330% 513 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 144%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 120GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 462 469 465 466 468 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 456 Mixed 356 SusWrite 465 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 45.4 168% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 173 180% 294 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 116%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 218 233 231 232 233 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 244 Write 132 Mixed 117 SusWrite 229 132% 180 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 2.1 458% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 62%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 717GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 86 86 88 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 129 Write 127 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 86.1 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 96%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 306GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 119 123 122 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 114 Write 118 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 121 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB 4,554 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.3% Very good	MC Read 31 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 21.8 78% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 25.5 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 97%

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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