MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	236% 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.

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

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '19 at 23:30
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 (84^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 265 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 791 82% 661 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3081) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 165 Parallax 165 143% 169 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 148 Splatting 104 117% 149 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 919GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1556 530 540 522 521 522 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,145 Write 2,490 Mixed 1,404 SusWrite 699 326% 1,435 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 83 288% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,221 DQ Write 1,399 DQ Mixed 1,540 1,096% 1,387 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 284%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 446GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 339 174 175 172 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 467 Mixed 400 SusWrite 252 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 43.5 167% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 198 191% 301 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 64GB 878 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 20GB free, PID 00d2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 33 14 18 16 17 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 41 Write 40.8 Mixed 13.3 SusWrite 23 38% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.8 127% 3 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.3% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 21.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 23.1 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 109%

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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 2,797 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	205x

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 $300	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