MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 18:39
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 264 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 802 82% 665 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3282) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63% Good	Lighting 79.1 Reflection 78.4 Parallax 68.5 64% 75.3 fps	MRender 73.3 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 74.4 60% 73.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 57 56 55 57 54 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 66.3 Write 66.4 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 55.2 43% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 135 134 137 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 133 Write 129 Mixed 30 SusWrite 135 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.3 111% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 66GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 126 124 123 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 62.1 Write 65.5 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 124 54% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 75%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 536GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 123 123 121 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 121 Write 120 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 122 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSB.16FE 2x8GB 162 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 30.2 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 27.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 98%

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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	587x
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