MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	138% 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	476% 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	13.9 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 18 '18 at 16:23
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^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-$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)	106% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 160 2-Core 316 105% 191 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1039 100% 824 Pts	64-Core 1,326 82% 1,326 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 207 Parallax 190 159% 197 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 194 Splatting 133 124% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160 3,427 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: E2010325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1879 1860 1875 1922 1920 1882 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	476% Outstanding	Read 2,294 Write 1,947 Mixed 2,104 SusWrite 1,890 463% 2059 MB/s	4K Read 218 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 203 693% 205 MB/s	DQ Read 1,288 DQ Write 1,141 DQ Mixed 1,184 896% 1,204 MB/s
Poor: 302% ↑ This bench: 476% Great: 559%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$222 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 212 213 215 214 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 220 Mixed 83 SusWrite 214 132% 182 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.8 216% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 122% 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 (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43.2 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 30.3 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 47.5 SC Mixed 35.3 104% 36.2 GB/s	Latency 45.8 87% 45.8 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	602x
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