MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	109% 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	269% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180706
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '18 at 11:29
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^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, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 947 99% 796 Pts	64-Core 948 59% 948 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2297 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 153 Parallax 143 117% 146 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 137 Splatting 116 99% 122 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1181 861 870 870 873 872 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,806 Write 2,166 Mixed 1,697 SusWrite 921 371% 1,648 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 74.7 265% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,555 DQ Write 1,090 DQ Mixed 1,336 994% 1327 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 284%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 153GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 294 294 294 294 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 485 Mixed 420 SusWrite 314 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 63.6 218% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 231GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 295 296 296 297 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 490 Mixed 414 SusWrite 316 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 65 219% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 29.4 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 31.9 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 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 $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 $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