MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	90.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	128% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '19 at 01:44
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 162 2-Core 286 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 921 98% 782 Pts	64-Core 916 57% 916 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.8% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 129 Parallax 112 94% 118 fps	MRender 91.6 Gravity 123 Splatting 99.2 85% 105 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$40 8,737 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-ac Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 742 740 673 102 56 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 607 Write 703 Mixed 597 SusWrite 387 129% 574 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 53.6 204% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 399 DQ Mixed 294 248% 358 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 153%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 170GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 160 158 157 158 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 134 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 158 89% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 466GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 207 208 205 207 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 202 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 206 127% 175 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 903GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 178 178 178 177 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 167 Mixed 105 SusWrite 176 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

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 below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 24.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 26.1 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 89%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	1,153x
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	278x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	206x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	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: $954

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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