MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
ProcessorWith 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive186% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B46
MotherboardMSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateApr 28 '20 at 00:11
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%
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 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 81.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 256
85% 155 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 763
74% 609 Pts
64-Core 1052
65% 1052 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.6% Very good
Lighting 86.1
Reflection 145
Parallax 125
70% 119 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 132
Splatting 106
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
301GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 830 614 607 615 614 603 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
186% Outstanding
Read 1,287
Write 1,317
Mixed 898
SusWrite 647
233% 1,037 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 48.4
169% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1217
DQ Write 737
DQ Mixed 1,006
741% 987 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 186%
Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$64
361GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 110 110 133 132 129 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Read 186
Write 168
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 124
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 114%
hp v125w 32GB
23GB free, PID 3307
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 5.7 5.7 4.2 5 5.8 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
4.74% Terrible
Read 18.5
Write 3.5
Mixed 2
SusWrite 5.3
7% 7.32 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0
13% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.74%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
59.2% Above average
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 19
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 15.3
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 77.6
52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,806 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) - $160

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $955
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