MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	83.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (35%). 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	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 21:58
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 263 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 744 76% 616 Pts	64-Core 998 62% 998 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.5% Excellent	Lighting 98 Reflection 134 Parallax 75.7 80% 103 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 119 Splatting 102 91% 112 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,554 Write 1,455 Mixed 1,263 318% 1,424 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 58.9 213% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 855 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 809 642% 887 MB/s
Poor: 143% Great: 238%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 336GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 151 150 135 141 133 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 169 Write 169 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 142 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 138 144 144 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 122 Write 150 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 139 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 90%
Mass Storage Device 8GB 2,579 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	7.54% Terrible	Read 17.4 Write 10.7 Mixed 13.2 SusWrite 11 17% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 63% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.54% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4A2666C16 4x8GB 2,181 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.8% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 21.2 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 19.9 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 24: 3R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
24%	15%	53	105	5	144	24.5"	1920 1080	AOC2590 2590G4

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Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,792 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	1,151x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	587x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	245x

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	85x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33	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