MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics9.09% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive69.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B46
MotherboardMSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 11 '22 at 03:01
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$125
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
80% Very good
Memory 75.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 251
82% 151 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 519
66% 498 Pts
64-Core 698
43% 698 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 80%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
EVGA(3842 1556) 1GB
CLim: 951 MHz, MLim: 1089 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
9.09% Terrible
Lighting 10.3
Reflection 15.4
Parallax 10.8
8% 12.2 fps
MRender 16.1
Gravity 11.7
Splatting 11.3
10% 13 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.09%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SA510 2.5 500GB
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 52020100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 344 347 168 442 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 369
Write 307
Mixed 217
SusWrite 260
65% 288 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 71.4
4K Mixed 27.8
79% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 288
221% 302 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89
753GB free
Firmware: CC1H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 85 71 72 89 70 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 85.4
Write 81.3
Mixed 47.9
SusWrite 76.1
53% 72.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.9
145% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 70%
Maxtor 6Y200M0 204GB
95GB free
Firmware: YAR51HW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 50 44 47 49 47 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
26.3% Poor
Read 43.8
Write 54.2
Mixed 33.1
SusWrite 47.3
33% 44.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
68% Good
MC Read 27
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 21.2
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 17
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 88.6
45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,825 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $963
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