MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	71.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	161% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '20 at 00:36
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 83.7 1-Core 131 2-Core 252 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 774 76% 621 Pts	64-Core 932 58% 932 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3250) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1595 MHz, MLim: 1774 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.6% Very good	Lighting 92 Reflection 99.4 Parallax 89.3 75% 93.6 fps	MRender 82.9 Gravity 83.1 Splatting 74.8 65% 80.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 587 660 660 672 673 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 650 Write 684 Mixed 668 SusWrite 648 150% 662 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 59.7 196% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 783 DQ Write 756 DQ Mixed 781 583% 773 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 472%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 178GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 251 251 252 250 250 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 438 Write 254 Mixed 176 SusWrite 251 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 66.4 4K Mixed 23.3 101% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 59.1 104% 208 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 240GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 397 438 433 441 444 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 437 Mixed 396 SusWrite 426 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 51.9 170% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 721GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 171 171 169 171 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 145 Mixed 79 SusWrite 170 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 741GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 117 121 119 117 120 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 128 Write 143 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 119 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.6 320% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB 688 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	56% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.6 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 15.8 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 124%

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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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Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,820 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,159x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	594x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	250x

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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	83x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	56x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $955

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $258	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16