MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	241% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '18 at 22:02
Run Duration	106 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 275 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 905 88% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,120 69% 1,120 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 149 Parallax 128 114% 139 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 138 Splatting 108 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$120 1,762 User benchmarks, average bench 136% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FT04.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2,181 Write 1,350 Mixed 1,542 374% 1,691 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 52.8 168% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 540 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 159 191% 339 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 185%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$40 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 12884902071 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 7 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 7 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 7 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 7 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 128850264092 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	107% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 180 Mixed 178 138% 184 MB/s	4K Read 1.02 4K Write 2.02 4K Mixed 0.2 102% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.7% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 21 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 18.8 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 108%

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

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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 $150Bench 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 $36Bench 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 $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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