MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	125% 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	80.7% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	33.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '19 at 17:05
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 79.5 1-Core 135 2-Core 266 87% 160 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 823 82% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,019 63% 1,019 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 186 Parallax 169 140% 176 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 176 Splatting 121 113% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_M500_MTFDDAK960MAV 960GB 535 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 282 315 366 285 313 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 103 Write 24.5 Mixed 18 SusWrite 323 26% 117 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 61.3 4K Mixed 37.4 138% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 185 177% 279 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 104GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 94 97 96 96 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 39.5 Write 61.3 Mixed 58 SusWrite 93.9 47% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.5 158% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 90%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 729GB free Firmware: 0109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 131 131 132 128 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 89.8 Write 124 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 128 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.8 189% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 65%
WD 320AS External 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 91GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 42 42 42 41 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.9% Very poor	Read 40.7 Write 40.2 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 41.1 50% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS16G4D26BFSC.16FBD 8502 2666 C16 Series 8502 2666 C16 Series 48GB 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	64.3% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 20.7 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 20.4 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns

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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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,155x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	591x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	246x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	318x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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 $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 72% - Very good

Total price: $961

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16