MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	73.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	123% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (81%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	34.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '21 at 00:49
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	81%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	66% Good	Memory 78 1-Core 89 2-Core 162 64% 110 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 446 46% 369 Pts	64-Core 628 39% 628 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.2% Very good	Lighting 80 Reflection 144 Parallax 78.4 65% 101 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 124 Splatting 88.4 89% 111 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 642 368 401 393 385 414 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 1,267 Write 1,132 Mixed 903 SusWrite 434 209% 934 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 25.3 92% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 449 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 429 314% 412 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 340%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 41GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 106 110 109 110 110 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 88.2 Write 37.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 109 52% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 206% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 75%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 150 158 154 153 152 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 130 Write 183 Mixed 102 SusWrite 155 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 303% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 107%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.0 128GB-$60 1,435 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 29GB free, PID 5588 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 127 115 146 149 158 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 174 Write 50 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 134 115% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 5.4 498% 6.03 MB/s	DQ Read 10.9 DQ Write 11.6 DQ Mixed 8.1 710% 10.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 18,655 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 24.3 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 18.1 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 123%

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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 $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