MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '18 at 16:23
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 261 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 850 79% 661 Pts	64-Core 1123 70% 1123 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P4000 12,628 User benchmarks, average bench 67% Nvidia(10DE 11A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 1901 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.74 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Lighting 88.4 Reflection 94.2 Parallax 83.5 72% 88.7 fps	MRender 90.4 Gravity 86.9 Splatting 93.9 74% 90.4 fps
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 70%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 300 299 295 294 294 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 297 Mixed 255 SusWrite 298 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 34.2 126% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 241 199% 284 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 128%
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 109GB free Firmware: UI190000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 86 90 83 78 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 439 Write 274 Mixed 296 SusWrite 93.4 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 18.9 79% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 25 DQ Mixed 43.1 39% 61.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 52%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 139 136 140 139 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 121 Write 118 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 137 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 84%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 226GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 39.2 Mixed 24 SusWrite 42.6 49% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$68 6,515 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	74.3% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 23.1 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 23.4 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 85%

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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	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