MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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	116% 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	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	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 16:10
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 84.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 281 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 883 88% 717 Pts	64-Core 1,136 70% 1,136 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2173) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 117 Parallax 136 110% 130 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 132 Splatting 109 112% 141 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43 7,269 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 426 434 437 434 322 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 435 Mixed 402 SusWrite 414 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 50.5 179% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 290 228% 314 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 769GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 403 404 405 404 402 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 354 Write 350 Mixed 335 SusWrite 402 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 48.1 4K Mixed 32 103% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 183 135% 176 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 99%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 50GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 476 476 479 478 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 396 Mixed 369 SusWrite 475 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 43.3 143% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 237 175% 233 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 658GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2112 2004 2079 2001 1368 1423 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	370% Outstanding	Read 2,499 Write 1,754 Mixed 1,576 SusWrite 1,831 429% 1,915 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 87 310% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,531 DQ Write 1,304 DQ Mixed 1394 1,051% 1,410 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 370% Great: 435%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 76GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 128 129 129 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 87.1 Write 63.3 Mixed 65.1 SusWrite 128 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 190 190 188 186 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 95.6 Write 175 Mixed 117 SusWrite 188 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.9 400% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 87%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	Read 36.7 Write 35.7 Mixed 30.4 SusWrite 37.7 48% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.4 155% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.6% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.3 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 106%

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Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,801 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 $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,153x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	591x
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 $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	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: $976

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 $40	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