MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	210% 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.

Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '18 at 11:37
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	85%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$193 746,287 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 (96^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 917 89% 733 Pts	64-Core 1,144 71% 1,144 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 13C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	61.4% Good	Lighting 77.7 Reflection 81.7 Parallax 72 63% 77.1 fps	MRender 78.8 Gravity 71.8 Splatting 64 58% 71.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1309 300 299 300 291 301 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,502 Write 1,401 Mixed 561 SusWrite 467 219% 983 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 60.6 241% 94.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,084 DQ Write 1,080 DQ Mixed 682 622% 948 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 236%
Transcend SSD370 256GB-$110 5,249 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 238GB free Firmware: N0815B SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 293 297 296 296 293 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 292 Mixed 292 SusWrite 294 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 42.1 158% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 190 167% 249 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 26.9 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 32 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,157x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	591x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	247x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	318x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	279x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	206x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 71% - Very good

Total price: $965

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16