MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	74% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	19.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '19 at 01:12
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 79.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 260 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 587 65% 515 Pts	64-Core 571 35% 571 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74% Very good	Lighting 96.9 Reflection 97.8 Parallax 52.7 79% 82.5 fps	MRender 57.5 Gravity 87.5 Splatting 86.3 64% 77.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 338GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 299 299 300 300 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 422 Mixed 416 SusWrite 298 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 41.6 147% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 590GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1796 1837 1351 1103 1122 1090 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,051 Write 1,839 Mixed 1,392 SusWrite 1,383 374% 1,666 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 63.6 209% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,337 DQ Write 909 DQ Mixed 1,114 834% 1,120 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 501GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 136 138 137 137 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 143 Write 138 Mixed 86 SusWrite 137 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 211 212 212 211 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 163 Mixed 79 SusWrite 209 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.2% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 19.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 14.4 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 81.5 49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 101%

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

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 $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 $37Bench 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 $279	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 $184	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