MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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 Drive	199% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180329
Uptime	18.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '24 at 06:09
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 88.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 260 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 738 78% 626 Pts	64-Core 720 45% 720 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85E9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 141 Parallax 132 103% 134 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 134 Splatting 119 102% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$71 2,245 User benchmarks, average bench 255% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0221B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 354 347 258 245 195 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 2274 Write 1,610 Mixed 181 SusWrite 289 238% 1,088 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 59.4 193% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 771 DQ Write 571 DQ Mixed 600 468% 647 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 339%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 151GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 46 48 48 47 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 260GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 144 142 144 143 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 140 Write 103 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 142 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 265GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 25 26 25 26 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 116 Write 24.9 Mixed 27.9 SusWrite 25.3 36% 48.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 86% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB 551 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.9% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.1 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 21.6 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 123%

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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	59	60	23.8"	1280 720	DELD082 DELL SE2416H

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Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,804 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

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Workstation 100%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,155x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	591x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	246x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	318x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	278x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	206x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	82x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	56x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $956

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16