MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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.
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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '23 at 06:50
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 703 80% 628 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700 3,011 User benchmarks, average bench 108% Sapphire(1DA2 E445) ≥ 4GB Ram: 10GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 136 Parallax 238 96% 164 fps	MRender 224 Gravity 121 Splatting 197 149% 181 fps
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 959 Write 654 Mixed 242 136% 618 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 45.2 145% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 663 DQ Write 509 DQ Mixed 344 323% 505 MB/s
Poor: 86% Great: 144%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 218GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 216 82 81 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 485 Mixed 422 SusWrite 166 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 46 159% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 121%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 164 165 166 167 170 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 125 Write 97.7 Mixed 96.5 SusWrite 165 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 30.1 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 30.3 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

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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	588x
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) $35	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