MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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.
Boot Drive	132% 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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '20 at 01:28
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 977 97% 793 Pts	64-Core 1,214 75% 1,214 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3360) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2790 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 151 Parallax 144 112% 144 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 134 Splatting 111 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 442 411 398 404 416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 495 Mixed 468 SusWrite 426 107% 477 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 65 222% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 86GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 909 868 791 678 615 587 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 2,115 Write 913 Mixed 768 SusWrite 741 250% 1,134 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 62.2 254% 97.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,089 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 385 368% 601 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 243%
Gigabyte GP-ASACNE2100TTTDR 1TB 1,426 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 360GB free Firmware: ECFMH2.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1785 1048 1043 1046 1049 1049 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 1,539 Write 2,604 Mixed 1,740 SusWrite 1,170 400% 1,763 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 76 271% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,479 DQ Write 1,278 DQ Mixed 1,382 1,035% 1,380 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 178 180 180 180 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 111 Write 131 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 176 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	83% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 26.3 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 26.8 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 88%

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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	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