MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	389% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '23 at 22:45
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 992 94% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,003 62% 1,003 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Dell(1028 C723) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 153 Parallax 152 128% 154 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 134 Splatting 117 117% 147 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc711 NVMe SK hynix 1TB 5,603 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 916GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1736 2081 2431 2494 1532 1527 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	389% Outstanding	Read 2,756 Write 2,546 Mixed 1,641 SusWrite 1,967 500% 2,227 MB/s	4K Read 69.6 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 94.4 315% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,500 DQ Write 1,225 DQ Mixed 1,288 985% 1,338 MB/s
Poor: 146% ↑ This bench: 389% Great: 389%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 233GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 489 395 292 293 293 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 485 Mixed 429 SusWrite 374 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 65.3 227% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 128%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 879GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 483 484 484 484 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 468 Mixed 350 SusWrite 484 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 40 168% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 208 196% 305 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 182 181 183 184 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 219 Write 159 Mixed 90.1 SusWrite 182 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-4000 2x8GB 2,411 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.1% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 23.2 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 22.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	217	60	60	32"	1360 768	BBY0024 NS24D310NA21

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,153x
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	278x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	206x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	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: 71% - Very good

Total price: $954

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16