MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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.
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

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '23 at 06:55
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 141 2-Core 283 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 693 80% 621 Pts	64-Core 659 41% 659 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700 3,011 User benchmarks, average bench 108% Sapphire(1DA2 E445) ≥ 4GB Ram: 10GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 135 Parallax 238 96% 164 fps	MRender 225 Gravity 121 Splatting 197 149% 181 fps
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 955 Write 657 Mixed 406 148% 673 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 44.5 150% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 663 DQ Write 510 DQ Mixed 320 312% 498 MB/s
Poor: 86% Great: 144%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 218GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 473 480 488 488 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 85.1 Mixed 265 SusWrite 479 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 44 154% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 121%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 140 141 141 143 144 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 154 Write 77.6 Mixed 91.4 SusWrite 141 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 30 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 29.4 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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

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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	1,153x
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	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: $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