MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.5% 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)
Boot Drive	121% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '21 at 00:04
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 744 81% 642 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 2150 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.5% Average	Lighting 60.1 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 87.3 49% 70.7 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 67.4 Splatting 50.5 50% 63.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 307 302 301 276 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 488 Mixed 461 SusWrite 284 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 63.7 215% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 128%
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB 13,576 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 851GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1556 832 835 836 837 837 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,574 Write 1,917 Mixed 1,482 SusWrite 955 334% 1482 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 80.4 280% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1679 DQ Write 1,381 DQ Mixed 1,547 1,154% 1,536 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 280%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 718GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 170 170 170 170 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 169 Mixed 106 SusWrite 169 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$379 7,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 27.4 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 28.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 102%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,150x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	587x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 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 $41Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	82x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	56x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $980

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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