MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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	120% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	19.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	11.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '21 at 13:29
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 265 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 644 76% 586 Pts	64-Core 747 46% 747 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12B0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 163 Parallax 164 131% 163 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 144 Splatting 122 119% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 449 456 468 419 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 433 Mixed 445 SusWrite 448 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 54.2 181% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 294 240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 125%
Intenso SATA III SSD 480GB 1,210 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 295GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 358 24 103 100 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 338 Write 105 Mixed 99.8 SusWrite 182 40% 181 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 43.5 169% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 228 197% 289 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 102%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 472GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 167 158 153 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 169 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 161 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 107%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 460GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 87 88 88 87 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 87.8 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 59%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 444GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 100 99 101 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 105 Write 110 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 101 68% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 33.4 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 28.8 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,793 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 100%

UFO

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	588x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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