MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	243% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '21 at 22:04
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (45^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-$180 746,287 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 (21^st percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 81.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 85% 155 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 749 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 977 60% 977 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E2) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 226 Parallax 138 121% 171 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 158 Splatting 115 107% 132 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 834 543 505 474 454 429 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2,120 Write 1,766 Mixed 1,434 SusWrite 540 327% 1,465 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 72.2 242% 84.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,251 DQ Write 976 DQ Mixed 1,064 810% 1,097 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 340%
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 119GB free Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 362 369 377 386 392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 404 Mixed 374 SusWrite 378 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 42.4 150% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 154 139% 203 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 107%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 111GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 141 140 140 140 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 344 Mixed 356 SusWrite 175 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 48.4 172% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 177 183% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 108%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 54GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 437 423 437 434 320 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 396 Write 436 Mixed 316 SusWrite 415 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 38.1 140% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 179 155% 222 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 107%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 687GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 84 85 86 86 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 85.4 Write 65 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 84.2 55% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 19 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 17.9 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 101%

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Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,825 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

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Workstation 100%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) - $160

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $180Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,161x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	595x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	319x
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	97x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	87x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 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: $949

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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