MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 144% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	142% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	468% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180706
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '18 at 20:14
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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-$191 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 1,054 102% 837 Pts	64-Core 1,317 82% 1,317 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Lighting 203 Reflection 210 Parallax 218 166% 210 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 192 Splatting 138 126% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160 3,427 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 229GB free (System drive) Firmware: E2010325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1862 1896 1845 1857 1847 1839 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	468% Outstanding	Read 2,301 Write 1,952 Mixed 2,111 SusWrite 1,858 462% 2,055 MB/s	4K Read 213 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 199 678% 200 MB/s	DQ Read 1,236 DQ Write 1,126 DQ Mixed 1,181 886% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 302% ↑ This bench: 468% Great: 559%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$222 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 214 215 212 216 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 225 Mixed 89.4 SusWrite 215 135% 186 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.7 236% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 17,279 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 29.8 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 34.2 104% 36.4 GB/s	Latency 46.5 86% 46.5 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%

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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 $191Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,173x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	601x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	252x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	322x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	105x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	98x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	87x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	130x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	83x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	56x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $957

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16