MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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	32.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	115% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '19 at 15:29
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600-$165 18,241 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 769 81% 650 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Sapphire(174B A003) CLim: 940 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.4.3 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Lighting 42 Reflection 30.3 Parallax 52.6 34% 41.7 fps	MRender 28.9 Gravity 40.8 Splatting 37.5 30% 35.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 272 189 177 181 178 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 431 Mixed 395 SusWrite 242 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61.5 207% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 296GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,169 Write 6,764 Mixed 7,331 1,654% 7,421 MB/s	4K Read 676 4K Write 314 4K Mixed 390 1,690% 460 MB/s	DQ Read 1670 DQ Write 1,197 DQ Mixed 1,160 941% 1,342 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 141GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 114 115 114 114 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 118 Write 121 Mixed 26 SusWrite 115 69% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 107%
Mass Storage Device 16GB 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 12GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 18.2 Write 18 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 18.3 24% 17.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.7 237% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 2x8GB 4,460 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 21.3 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 22.9 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 89%

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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	589x
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