MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	209% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '18 at 20:31
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 879 87% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,142 71% 1,142 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97% 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	60.6% Good	Lighting 76.3 Reflection 81.5 Parallax 77.8 62% 78.5 fps	MRender 78.7 Gravity 72 Splatting 63.5 58% 71.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.6% 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% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1294 324 301 302 302 303 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,567 Write 1,360 Mixed 502 SusWrite 471 216% 975 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 56 232% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,055 DQ Write 1,060 DQ Mixed 745 646% 953 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 236%
Transcend SSD370 256GB-$110 5,249 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 130GB free Firmware: N0815B SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 290 290 291 291 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 295 Mixed 282 SusWrite 291 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 42 157% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 190 168% 251 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2133C15-8GNT 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 24GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 17 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 20.3 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 97%

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

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Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,796 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 100%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,151x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	589x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	246x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	318x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	277x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x
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: $954

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16