MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '20 at 05:14
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 136 2-Core 263 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 781 78% 637 Pts	64-Core 1,057 65% 1,057 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.1% Average	Lighting 55.6 Reflection 50.2 Parallax 74.9 45% 60.2 fps	MRender 51.3 Gravity 54.2 Splatting 65.2 48% 56.9 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 375 Write 142 Mixed 126 46% 214 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 44.5 4K Mixed 18.9 86% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 33.2 59% 115 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 78%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 44GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 229 219 220 196 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 366 Write 264 Mixed 272 SusWrite 205 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 43.4 168% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 139 138% 222 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 91%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB 13,178 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 49GB free Firmware: JP4OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 75 76 77 79 77 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 123 Write 121 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 77.1 69% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 76%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 173 174 174 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 152 Mixed 111 SusWrite 173 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.9% Above average	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 18.9 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.7 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 101%

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Gaming 110%

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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