MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	96.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	249% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '18 at 18:24
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 966 101% 808 Pts	64-Core 969 60% 969 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Gigabyte(1458 3792) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 139 Parallax 117 102% 127 fps	MRender 95.1 Gravity 121 Splatting 102 86% 106 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.8% 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% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 2,423 Write 1,126 Mixed 1,342 358% 1,630 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 48.5 202% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 610 DQ Write 409 DQ Mixed 208 237% 409 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 50GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 145 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 99 (B1) Unknown 99 99 2 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 56 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 19 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1104743872	112% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 406 Mixed 427 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 51.6 171% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 114 135% 237 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 137173920 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1053 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 30287691 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2582 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 977 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 57 454688795 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 481 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 10719 (C2) HDA temperature 27 43 55834574875 (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 10492605106412 (F1) Unknown 100 253 25048332557 (F2) Unknown 100 253 672203032789	106% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 180 Mixed 170 135% 180 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.17 70% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 591GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 166 2275 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3756 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12372 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3513 (C0) Power-off retract count 198 198 1790 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1966 (C2) HDA temperature 114 98 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 6 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	88.8% Excellent	Read 151 Write 159 Mixed 157 117% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.22 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.28 130% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$248 5,582 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 46.1 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 32.4 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 34.4 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 46.8 85% 46.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 112%

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Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,845 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 $191Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,172x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	601x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	252x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	322x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	283x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	105x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	98x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	87x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	130x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	83x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	56x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $957

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16