MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.54% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive314% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B46
MotherboardMSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180515
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 01 '18 at 06:25
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 134
2-Core 266
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 748
78% 625 Pts
64-Core 771
48% 771 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
MSI(1462 7B46) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4974
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.54% Terrible
Lighting 7.93
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 7.69
6% 8.99 fps
MRender 11.8
Gravity 7
Splatting 15.1
10% 11.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.54%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2265 613 610 616 612 598 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
314% Outstanding
Read 2,527
Write 2344
Mixed 1,326
SusWrite 886
395% 1,771 MB/s
4K Read 68.9
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 90.3
308% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,670
DQ Write 1,213
DQ Mixed 1367
1,042% 1,416 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 314%
Great: 340%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140
3.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 189 183 188 185 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 173
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 182
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
377% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
WD My Passport 259F 2TB
2TB free, PID 259f
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 49 31 56 28 54 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 14% Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 34.2
MC Mixed 25.8
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 34.3
SC Mixed 27.7
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 103%

 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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