MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	91.1% 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	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	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180706
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 02:11
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 805 76% 632 Pts	64-Core 997 62% 997 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 128 Parallax 132 114% 134 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 134 Splatting 105 110% 140 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 144GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 392 144 175 177 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 482 Mixed 392 SusWrite 248 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 41.7 154% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 201 176% 267 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 101%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 236 226 204 210 225 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 256 Mixed 191 SusWrite 225 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 33.7 146% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 84.5 124% 234 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 120GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 438 466 470 465 456 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 478 Mixed 461 SusWrite 455 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 58.6 200% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 416GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 438 466 470 465 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 476 Mixed 439 SusWrite 456 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 63.7 214% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 282GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 148 150 150 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 142 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 149 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB 504 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 27.5 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 31.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 121%

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Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,796 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	589x
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 $109Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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