MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	104% 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	238% 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 (17%). 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	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '19 at 12:32
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 above expectations (73^rd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 836 80% 659 Pts	64-Core 1,090 67% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 142 Parallax 122 110% 133 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 131 Splatting 105 94% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 584 305 311 310 306 308 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 2,350 Write 1,468 Mixed 1,177 SusWrite 354 296% 1,337 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 76 258% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 981 DQ Write 942 DQ Mixed 996 738% 973 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 280%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 171 172 174 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 161 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 171 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 100%
Intenso External USB 3.0 2TB 962 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 302GB free Firmware: 1201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 39 Write 37.7 Mixed 20 SusWrite 22.3 22% 29.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 60% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 77%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,268 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 930GB free, PID b206 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 20 20 20 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 36.8 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 20.4 38% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 45%
WD 5000AAK External 500GB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 441GB free, PID 1001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 41 42 43 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 39.5 Write 40.2 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 41.8 53% 38.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 111% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.2% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 19.4 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 17.6 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 104%

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Gaming 110%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 100%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,152x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	590x
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	278x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	206x

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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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