MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	90.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	232% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '18 at 01:29
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1,014 99% 813 Pts	64-Core 1,282 79% 1,282 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 0998) CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 119 Parallax 108 95% 115 fps	MRender 97.5 Gravity 106 Splatting 97.3 82% 100 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 269 266 266 263 261 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,960 Write 1,198 Mixed 840 SusWrite 295 237% 1,073 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 79.7 270% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,241 DQ Write 1,061 DQ Mixed 986 784% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 236%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 6TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 165 163 167 175 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 176 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 170 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 223% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 184 185 187 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 155 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 186 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GB 24,860 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 28.7 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 32 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 88%

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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 $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 $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