MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.3% 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	40.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '19 at 01:43
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 278 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 858 82% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,071 66% 1,071 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Zotac(19DA 2435) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 142 Parallax 121 104% 131 fps	MRender 97.6 Gravity 125 Splatting 106 90% 110 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB 8,604 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG3600RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 32 105 69 3.9 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 458 Write 219 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 63.9 44% 204 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 19.1 59% 15 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 57%
Adata SP600 128GB 8,600 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 24GB free Firmware: 5.28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 317 275 319 218 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 318 Mixed 254 SusWrite 267 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 44.6 158% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 153 140% 216 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 216GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 78 80 81 81 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 95.2 Write 77.5 Mixed 62 SusWrite 79.8 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 68%
WDC WD30 03FZEX-00Z4SA0 3TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 153 153 153 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 155 Write 153 Mixed 90 SusWrite 153 185% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 144% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 65%
WDC WD30 03FZEX-00Z4SA0 3TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 280GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 139 138 138 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 121 Write 122 Mixed 85 SusWrite 139 159% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.4 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 24 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 94%

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Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,800 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 $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 $90Bench 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 $269	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 $177	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