MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 149%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics143% 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 Drive208% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B46
MotherboardMSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170829
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 25 '17 at 10:10
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 160
2-Core 319
104% 192 Pts
4-Core 604
8-Core 1040
100% 822 Pts
64-Core 1329
82% 1329 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 104%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Lighting 204
Reflection 222
Parallax 212
166% 213 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 197
Splatting 137
128% 158 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 143%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
275GB free
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 2,426
Write 1,457
Mixed 1,627
406% 1,837 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 42.6
217% 84.6 MB/s
DQ Read 53.7
DQ Write 415
DQ Mixed 35.8
86% 168 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 261%
Great: 283%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 2,027
Write 1,152
Mixed 1,383
336% 1,521 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 30.4
179% 70.7 MB/s
DQ Read 45.7
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 30
43% 75.8 MB/s
Poor: 109%
This bench: 208%
Great: 220%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
40GB free
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 504
Write 347
Mixed 333
87% 394 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 82.4
4K Mixed 14.1
120% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 38.4
DQ Write 90.3
DQ Mixed 13.6
25% 47.4 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
60GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 117
Write 131
Mixed 129
95% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 2.12
4K Mixed 0.23
90% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 38.6
MC Mixed 26.9
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 32
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 94%

 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 2,793 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $954
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