MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.25% 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 Drive	239% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 23:05
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 157 2-Core 315 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 933 92% 751 Pts	64-Core 1,273 79% 1,273 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B46) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6169 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.25% Terrible	Lighting 8.7 Reflection 12.7 Parallax 8.84 7% 10.1 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 16.6 10% 12.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.25% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 644 314 313 314 311 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,220 Write 1383 Mixed 765 SusWrite 368 261% 1,184 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 60.3 255% 97.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,184 DQ Write 1,100 DQ Mixed 698 646% 994 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 321GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,639 Write 8,953 Mixed 9,047 2,057% 9213 MB/s	4K Read 634 4K Write 304 4K Mixed 399 1,633% 446 MB/s	DQ Read 1,532 DQ Write 1,142 DQ Mixed 1,187 928% 1,287 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 338GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 121 123 123 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 159 Write 94.2 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 122 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 127 125 127 127 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 126 Write 97 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 126 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 96%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 10GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 13 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	26.1% Poor	Read 97 Write 40 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 15 58% 50.6 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 3.8 233% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IRX3000D464L16S/8G 4x8GB 117 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 27.2 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 27.1 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 113%

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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 2,809 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,157x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	591x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	246x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	318x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	279x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	206x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 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: $965

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16