MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	75.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	85.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 13 months ago, 22 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	18.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '23 at 02:14
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 231 87% 151 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 739 74% 603 Pts	64-Core 1,022 63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$288 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.2% Very good	Lighting 88.1 Reflection 118 Parallax 81.5 72% 95.7 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 101 Splatting 84.4 82% 102 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$117 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0322B SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 216 131 139 140 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 482 Write 417 Mixed 319 SusWrite 177 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 39.8 135% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 198 178% 266 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 114%
HBS3A1912A7E6B1 120GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 39GB free Firmware: M6102100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 107 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 473 Write 258 Mixed 324 SusWrite 114 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 43.3 151% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 229 188% 268 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 95%
Hgst HUS726T6TALE6L4 6TB 792 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 4TB free Firmware: VKGNW40H SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 211 218 223 210 221 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 209 Write 205 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 218 41% 181 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 1.1 9% 4.23 MB/s	DQ Read 3.2 DQ Write 5.7 DQ Mixed 5.2 4% 4.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 28%
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$117 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 126GB free Firmware: S0322B SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 387 389 403 404 404 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 390 Mixed 330 SusWrite 396 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 40.5 138% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 194 174% 263 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA82GU6DJR8N-XN 2x16GB 722 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 30.6 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 28 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 112%

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

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Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,834 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 100%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,165x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	600x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	320x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	280x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	105x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 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 $39Bench 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: $948

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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