MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics77.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive106% 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.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B46
MotherboardMSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime4.7 Days
Run DateOct 15 '19 at 23:55
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 as expected (57th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 88.1
1-Core 133
2-Core 265
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 517
8-Core 696
77% 606 Pts
64-Core 737
46% 737 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 101%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.3% Very good
Lighting 96.5
Reflection 102
Parallax 91.1
79% 96.4 fps
MRender 91.6
Gravity 93.2
Splatting 89.5
75% 91.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 88%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
MSI(1462 7B46) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
7.35% Terrible
Lighting 7.27
Reflection 11.4
Parallax 8.16
6% 8.95 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 7.43
Splatting 16.2
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.35%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 372 384 395 389 399 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 404
Write 278
Mixed 342
SusWrite 378
79% 350 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 93.9
4K Mixed 47.2
167% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 273
224% 320 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 106%
Great: 117%
Patriot Ignite 480GB-$148
446GB free
Firmware: SAFM01.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 45 19 39 30 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 512
Write 50.2
Mixed 19.5
SusWrite 33.4
32% 154 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 19.8
4K Mixed 22.5
88% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 55.2
DQ Mixed 99.7
94% 155 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.5% Good
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 19
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 19
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 107%

 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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