MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	329% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '17 at 03:59
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 287 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 910 89% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,156 72% 1,156 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Lighting 75.4 Reflection 77.2 Parallax 66.1 62% 72.9 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 71.3 Splatting 70 58% 71 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 436GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 3,028 Write 1,884 Mixed 1,868 499% 2,260 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 68 228% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 677 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 193 220% 387 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 353%
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 112GB free Firmware: Z3311000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 70 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6 (A5) Unknown 100 100 524295 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 64 154618822692 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 8589934594 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 9 (F1) Unknown 253 253 3 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	52.8% Above average	Read 492 Write 215 Mixed 239 69% 315 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 43.4 4K Mixed 3.35 46% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 4.14 47% 110 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 102 100 4547976 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 54 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 3148 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 72 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 71 487915547 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 89 (C2) HDA temperature 27 40 77309411355 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -112553912958911 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3186666 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3244517	108% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 179 Mixed 179 139% 185 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.23 91% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 11,954 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 27.9 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 33.1 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%

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

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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	1,151x
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