MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	32.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '18 at 10:22
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 848 85% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,109 69% 1,109 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3962) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.4% Below average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 41.6 Parallax 39.8 34% 41.1 fps	MRender 36.3 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 33.4 29% 35.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 88GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 306 346 306 306 307 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 489 Mixed 461 SusWrite 330 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 60.6 203% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 334 259% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 403GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2279 614 615 616 612 612 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,550 Write 2,326 Mixed 1,627 SusWrite 891 413% 1,849 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 85.2 283% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,187 DQ Write 1,042 DQ Mixed 1,114 836% 1,114 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 340%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 533GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 34 32 23 26 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 91.7 Write 41.2 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 32.7 31% 43.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.1 28% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 24.6 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 27.8 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 104%

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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 $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,151x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	587x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	85x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	82x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	56x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $970

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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