MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	35.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82.1% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	22.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '17 at 04:52
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^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-$188 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 157 2-Core 312 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1051 102% 837 Pts	64-Core 1,304 81% 1,304 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Lighting 46.7 Reflection 44.4 Parallax 39.8 38% 43.6 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 35.8 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 40121300 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 71734543783419 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1833 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 432 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 27 45 51542556699 (C2) HDA temperature 27 45 51542556699 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 40121300 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 40121300 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 40121300 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 47244640257 (E9) Unknown 0 0 11204 (EA) Unknown 0 0 8534 (F1) Unknown 0 0 8534 (F2) Unknown 0 0 10111 (F4) Unknown 99 99 3801130	82.1% Excellent	Read 522 Write 238 Mixed 260 74% 340 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 22.3 127% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 52.6 83% 155 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 100 171623544 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 271 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 568792 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 282 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 146 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 68 65 537853984 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 30 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 827 (C2) HDA temperature 32 40 64424509472 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -52656299048888 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1113707540 (F2) Unknown 100 253 4522622844	105% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 180 Mixed 153 130% 173 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.17 80% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 04CD F4-2133C15-4GVR 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 04CD F4-2133C15-4GVR 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 28.3 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 28.9 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 99%

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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 $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,180x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	602x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	251x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	324x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	208x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	105x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	98x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	87x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	130x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $34Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	83x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	56x

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