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 above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	126% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '19 at 20:47
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 242 92% 160 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 846 76% 643 Pts	64-Core 1,218 75% 1,218 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 255GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 485 436 486 396 372 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 481 Mixed 405 SusWrite 444 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 61.8 203% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 111GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 205 205 204 206 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 481 Write 203 Mixed 204 SusWrite 205 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 14.4 126% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 79.5 90% 151 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 78%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$62 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 49GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 70 72 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 104 Write 98 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 70.5 65% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 71%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 397GB free Firmware: JP2OA3BF SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 123 124 125 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 122 Write 122 Mixed 58 SusWrite 124 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 7,253 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 29.7 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 29.5 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 107%

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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 $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,154x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	591x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	246x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	318x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	278x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	206x

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 $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
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: $981

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16