MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	71.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	111% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '23 at 02:54
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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-$186 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 84.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 790 77% 634 Pts	64-Core 1,009 62% 1,009 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$287 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.9% Very good	Lighting 83.3 Reflection 101 Parallax 91.5 68% 91.9 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 75.7 Splatting 90 80% 99 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 97%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$135 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 420 427 419 393 385 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 444 Mixed 392 SusWrite 412 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 79.2 4K Mixed 48.4 162% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.9% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 22.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.4 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	144	27.2"	1280 720	GSM5BB8 LG ULTRAGEAR

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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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,171x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	600x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	252x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	322x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	282x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	105x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	98x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $145Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	87x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	130x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 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 $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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