MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	102% 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	146% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (59%). 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	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180706
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '18 at 22:08
Run Duration	321 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	59%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 79.4 1-Core 113 2-Core 199 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 629 63% 515 Pts	64-Core 581 36% 581 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6180) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.86 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 143 Parallax 124 106% 132 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 130 Splatting 107 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60 1,772 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 169 165 170 151 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 1,217 Write 165 Mixed 430 SusWrite 166 107% 494 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 49.2 201% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 1,070 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 229 260% 472 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 213%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 175GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 387 410 427 432 433 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 450 Mixed 393 SusWrite 408 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 56.6 188% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 89GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 313 313 316 319 319 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 458 Mixed 392 SusWrite 321 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 55.5 187% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 99GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 329 328 326 324 326 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 450 Mixed 397 SusWrite 331 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 53.9 186% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 354 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 175GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 384 406 422 427 428 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 458 Mixed 424 SusWrite 404 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 52.9 174% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 348 265% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
ST2000DM 001-1ER164 2TB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 772GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 9.7 2.8 0.5 0.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 142 Write 104 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 3.8 100% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 77%
TOSHIBA HDWE160 6TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 140 143 144 147 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 140 Write 146 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 144 171% 127 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 168% 6.1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 77%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00D8PB0 3TB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 145 142 144 147 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 128 Write 129 Mixed 97.5 SusWrite 145 170% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 58%
Samsung M3 Portable 500GB 4,300 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 33GB free, PID 61b3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 48 46 46 46 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 81.7 Write 55.8 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 46.4 74% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 42%
ST6000DX 000-1H217Z 6TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 208 205 207 205 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	76% Very good	Read 168 Write 147 Mixed 106 SusWrite 206 212% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 110% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.C16FDR 2x16GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2405 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 23.5 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 18 56% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 85%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,153x
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 $90Bench 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	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: $954

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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