MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '18 at 14:59
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 798 83% 665 Pts	64-Core 797 49% 797 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 89GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 12565 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1849 (B1) Unknown 94 94 213 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 44 27 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 31 31 69171 (EB) Unknown 99 99 488 (F1) Unknown 99 99 34799882622	83.9% Excellent	Read 512 Write 398 Mixed 337 92% 416 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 65.5 4K Mixed 22.1 101% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 24.9 66% 142 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 116%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6762 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1617 (B1) Unknown 97 97 26 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 59 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 74 (F1) Unknown 99 99 7574200683	58.1% Above average	Read 499 Write 113 Mixed 147 54% 253 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 68.3 4K Mixed 10.6 83% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 24.4 58% 120 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 85%
WD WD4000FDYZ-27YA5B0 4TB 523 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2TB free Firmware: 27.02E.J Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 155 10266 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 234 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1882 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 225 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 78 1 67088 (BE) vendor-specific 63 39 37 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 107 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 126 (C2) HDA temperature 115 91 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 1480 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	57.2% Above average	Read 134 Write 65.1 Mixed 60.1 64% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 3.31 4K Mixed 0.52 147% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 96%
WD Re 2TB-$28 16,276 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01M01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 8341 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2466 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 16318 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2440 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1227 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1238 (C2) HDA temperature 112 88 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	74.2% Very good	Read 139 Write 119 Mixed 11.9 65% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.51 143% 1.38 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 22.5 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 95%

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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	588x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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