MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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	120% 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 (15%). 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '20 at 03:43
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$193 746,287 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 (81^st percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 270 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 868 84% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,137 70% 1,137 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1426) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 147 Parallax 137 122% 145 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 147 Splatting 124 106% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 262 263 262 263 260 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 461 Mixed 446 SusWrite 271 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 67.2 221% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 181 169% 260 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 916GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 198 196 196 196 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 165 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 196 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	77.5% Very good	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 21.7 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 24.6 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 83%

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

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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	592x
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 $94Bench 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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16