MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	252% 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '18 at 22:09
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 161 2-Core 315 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 885 92% 742 Pts	64-Core 872 54% 872 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 2,845 Write 1,251 Mixed 1,420 403% 1,839 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 32.1 194% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 62.2 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 31.5 48% 86.1 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 236%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 70 (03) Spinup time 160 160 17195991269 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1131 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 126 126 32 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4352 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1100 (C0) Power-off retract count 94 94 7887 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 7887 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 184685232164 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	104% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 185 Mixed 161 131% 175 MB/s	4K Read 1.12 4K Write 2.18 4K Mixed 0.22 112% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 465GB free Firmware: GH2OA910 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 245 100 64424509441 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1338 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 4450 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1207 (B7) Unknown 70 70 30 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 65536 (BC) Unknown 100 88 58 (BE) vendor-specific 64 57 606339108 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 60 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4915275 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 22358 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 59 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	51.5% Above average	Read 121 Write 58.1 Mixed 72.3 63% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.2 77% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 1,010 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 34.2 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 30.9 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 119%

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Gaming 110%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,157x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	591x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	247x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	318x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	279x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	206x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 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: $965

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16