MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (32%). 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	18 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '19 at 21:43
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 78.7 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 799 75% 625 Pts	64-Core 1,010 62% 1,010 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.22 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,065 Write 1443 Mixed 1,049 335% 1,519 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 66.5 223% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 960 DQ Write 815 DQ Mixed 909 675% 895 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 78GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,510 Write 1,493 Mixed 817 283% 1,273 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 49.1 182% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 984 DQ Write 845 DQ Mixed 749 606% 859 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Transcend SSD370S 512GB-$209 3,350 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 378GB free Firmware: O0919A SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 382 376 391 388 350 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 369 Mixed 309 SusWrite 376 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 41.6 144% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 198 168% 245 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 119 118 118 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 84.5 Write 68.5 Mixed 69 SusWrite 118 63% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVGB 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVGB 24GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64.4% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 21.8 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 17.3 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 104%

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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 $193Bench 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 $195Bench 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 $150Bench 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: $955

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16