MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.32% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive273% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B46
MotherboardMSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170829
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 18 '17 at 18:05
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 130
2-Core 260
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 505
68% 507 Pts
64-Core 519
32% 519 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
Gainward(10B0 0801) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
5.32% Terrible
Lighting 6.43
Reflection 9.31
Parallax 2.06
5% 5.93 fps
MRender 9.48
Gravity 4.33
Splatting 6.48
6% 6.76 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.32%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
273% Outstanding
Read 2,828
Write 1,160
Mixed 1,382
392% 1,790 MB/s
4K Read 58.9
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 48.6
227% 83.5 MB/s
DQ Read 551
DQ Write 388
DQ Mixed 185
215% 375 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 273%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
331GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 129
Write 130
Mixed 129
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.17
4K Write 2.61
4K Mixed 0.35
136% 1.38 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 8313 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 12GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.3% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 11.1
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.4
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 58%

 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 2,820 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $958
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HDDRAMUSB
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