MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	257% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '18 at 21:31
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$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 (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 290 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 926 90% 742 Pts	64-Core 1,149 71% 1,149 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 13C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.31 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.5% Good	Lighting 75.8 Reflection 81.6 Parallax 77.3 62% 78.3 fps	MRender 79.1 Gravity 71.8 Splatting 64.1 58% 71.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 2,879 Write 1,196 Mixed 1,425 401% 1,833 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 29.9 176% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 457 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 27.2 121% 274 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 236%
Transcend SSD370 256GB-$110 5,249 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 55GB free Firmware: N0815B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2052 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3610 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 26 (A3) Unknown 100 100 20 (A4) Unknown 100 100 177724 (A5) Unknown 100 100 206 (A6) Unknown 100 100 122 (A7) Unknown 100 100 178 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 97 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 264 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 49177 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 12967 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 865284 (F2) Unknown 100 100 844273 (F5) Unknown 100 100 1421792	91.5% Outstanding	Read 525 Write 291 Mixed 372 88% 396 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 34.4 132% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 67.7 108% 205 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GB 3,500 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 14.2 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 18.8 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 45 89% 45 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 43%

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

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Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

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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	587x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	245x

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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	85x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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