MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	64.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '19 at 15:26
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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)	107% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 970 101% 810 Pts	64-Core 963 60% 963 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199 18,014 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Sapphire(174B E331) CLim: 1111 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Lighting 81.4 Reflection 62 Parallax 107 66% 83.4 fps	MRender 61.9 Gravity 74.7 Splatting 79.4 60% 72 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$40 8,737 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-ac Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 632 Write 722 Mixed 616 147% 657 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 58.2 222% 85.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 110 138% 247 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 153%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 505GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 204 203 205 205 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 167 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 204 106% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 393GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 202 201 204 205 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 198 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 203 123% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 129 129 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 119 Write 120 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 129 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8213.C8FH1 04CD F4-2666C19-8GNT 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2700, 2700 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 23.6 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 25.9 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 89%

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Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

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Workstation 100%

UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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