MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.8% 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	80.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '20 at 14:29
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 274 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 853 83% 681 Pts	64-Core 1,039 64% 1,039 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 90.1 Parallax 168 95% 125 fps	MRender 91.1 Gravity 130 Splatting 130 98% 117 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 114 112 111 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 406 Write 129 Mixed 198 SusWrite 110 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 42.6 164% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 145 112% 155 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 82%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 2483 2493 2465 2438 2419 2470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	441% Outstanding	Read 3,378 Write 2,460 Mixed 2,176 SusWrite 2,462 586% 2619 MB/s	4K Read 73.5 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 95 317% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,450 DQ Write 1,114 DQ Mixed 1,255 946% 1,273 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 441% Great: 541%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 566GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 181 182 184 184 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 133 Mixed 85 SusWrite 183 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 689GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 126 126 127 127 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 154 Write 145 Mixed 92 SusWrite 126 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C14 4x8GB 193 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 29 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 28.5 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 131%

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Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

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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