MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '19 at 19:31
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 891 90% 728 Pts	64-Core 924 57% 924 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 165 Parallax 159 136% 163 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 147 Splatting 107 115% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,502 Write 1,471 Mixed 1029 366% 1,667 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 94.7 325% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1,225 DQ Mixed 1,008 786% 1,070 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 16GB free Firmware: P0801C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 513 Write 274 Mixed 329 82% 372 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 49 175% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 160 135% 190 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 107%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 8GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 511 Write 494 Mixed 470 110% 492 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 62.5 216% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 9GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 51 51 50 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 129 Write 53.5 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 50.9 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 19GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 118 113 114 110 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 97.5 Write 75 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 113 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 114%
Toshiba E300 3TB-$116 1,216 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 27GB free Firmware: MZ6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 125 128 108 92 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 119 Write 152 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 117 73% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.3 104% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 9GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 142 150 155 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 162 Write 155 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 144 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 113%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 2GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 136 Write 62.5 Mixed 59.7 95% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0 80% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 38%
Samsung STORY Station 1TB 625 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 18GB free, PID 5f05 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 42 42 42 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 16.2 Write 22.7 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 42.4 41% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 20%
Samsung D3 Station 3TB 1,520 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 55GB free, PID 6124 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 40 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 32.5 Write 39.7 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 40.8 50% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.5 267% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 29.3 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 35.7 SC Mixed 31.3 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

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Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

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	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