MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 26% Raft


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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	18.9% 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	141% 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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '19 at 21:06
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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)	108% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 326 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 960 100% 805 Pts	64-Core 976 60% 976 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% 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: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.9% Very poor	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 58.3 Parallax 105 0% 54.6 fps	MRender 58.4 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 74.8 56% 66.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 18.9% 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% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-ac Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 737 719 692 657 58 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 645 Write 716 Mixed 611 SusWrite 484 138% 614 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 58.9 224% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 396 DQ Mixed 296 248% 357 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 153%
Crucial M4 64GB-$92 7,336 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 60GB free Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 105 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	63% Good	Read 489 Write 110 Mixed 153 SusWrite 109 47% 215 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 78.9 4K Mixed 18.8 112% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 78.9 DQ Mixed 41.9 44% 74.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 65%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 296GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 150 155 154 153 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 135 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 153 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 171GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 162 164 166 166 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 83 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 164 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 88%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 124GB 300 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 43GB free, PID 00d2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 82.2 Mixed 72.8 86% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.8 76% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8213.C8FH1 04CD F4-2666C19-8GNT 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 25 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 26.7 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.6% 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	588x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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