MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	346% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 00:29
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8500-$175 43,089 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 730 77% 616 Pts	64-Core 749 46% 749 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 918GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1677 1754 1772 1819 1818 1820 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2,257 Write 1,949 Mixed 947 SusWrite 1,776 388% 1,732 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 75.4 264% 98.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,617 DQ Write 1,329 DQ Mixed 1,256 1,000% 1,401 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 363%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 238GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 479 481 489 489 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 487 Mixed 350 SusWrite 483 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 62.8 223% 82 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 332 257% 352 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 477GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 485 485 486 485 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 472 Mixed 376 SusWrite 484 103% 460 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 64.8 225% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 333 258% 353 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 238GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 485 485 486 485 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 490 Mixed 359 SusWrite 485 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 62.7 222% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 332 257% 352 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 124%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 477GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1378 1383 1386 1388 1385 1389 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,079 Write 1,428 Mixed 1,040 SusWrite 1385 331% 1,483 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 67.3 254% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,289 DQ Write 410 DQ Mixed 501 460% 733 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 283%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 29.8 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 31 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

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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	590x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	246x

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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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