MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 157% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	194% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	74.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	53.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '21 at 19:01
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 85.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 265 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 815 82% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,035 64% 1,035 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 283 Reflection 271 Parallax 345 231% 300 fps	MRender 316 Gravity 233 Splatting 179 191% 243 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 386 274 211 169 254 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 475 Write 271 Mixed 255 SusWrite 264 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 58.4 4K Mixed 19.7 100% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 73.6 DQ Mixed 168 139% 208 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 133%
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 148GB free Firmware: S0628A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 142 17 25 17 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 454 Write 373 Mixed 330 SusWrite 90 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 58.5 4K Mixed 19.9 95% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 68.5 DQ Mixed 34.1 42% 74.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 101%
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 214GB free Firmware: S0628A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 142 40 38 129 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 442 Write 381 Mixed 328 SusWrite 115 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 10.8 75% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 78.9 DQ Mixed 39 46% 82.3 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 101%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 150GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 652 93 108 139 92 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 1,335 Write 1,266 Mixed 981 SusWrite 199 211% 945 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 55.9 4K Mixed 27.1 137% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 633 DQ Write 81.5 DQ Mixed 168 171% 294 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 139 152 154 129 143 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 105 Write 111 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 140 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 10,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.2% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 21.1 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 20.9 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 154%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 2,798 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	590x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	246x

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	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 $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x
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: 71% - Very good

Total price: $954

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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