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 (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	104% 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	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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '18 at 10:51
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 88.1 1-Core 116 2-Core 233 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 457 61% 456 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 286GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 335 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 98 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (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 63 53 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 22 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1609183336	104% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 402 Mixed 413 98% 443 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 45.8 170% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 45.5 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 28 58% 112 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 134%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 169 168 6541 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 199 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 334 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 95 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 25 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4568 (C2) HDA temperature 121 112 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 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	77.5% Very good	Read 133 Write 137 Mixed 129 100% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.29 88% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 101%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 896GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 69 (03) Spinup time 129 129 12896567474 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 404 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 555 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 157 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 404 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 404 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 171799871518 (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 182 Write 181 Mixed 170 134% 178 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 2.03 4K Mixed 0.18 93% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%
JetFlash Transcend 16GB 14,782 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 9GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	26% Poor	Read 94.9 Write 28.5 Mixed 37 56% 53.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.28 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.82 103% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 2x8GB 4,728 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 28 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 24.2 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 87%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,151x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	589x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	318x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	277x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	128x
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