MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	227% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '18 at 00:43
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th 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, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 166 2-Core 332 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 662 8-Core 986 102% 824 Pts	64-Core 971 60% 971 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 158 Parallax 133 115% 144 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 139 Splatting 114 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 519 293 290 290 287 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 2,092 Write 1,241 Mixed 618 SusWrite 328 235% 1,070 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 57.5 247% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,112 DQ Write 1,104 DQ Mixed 811 691% 1,009 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 143GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 262 294 277 271 239 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 489 Write 258 Mixed 237 SusWrite 270 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 29.5 116% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 90.1 DQ Mixed 126 110% 169 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 130%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 752GB free Firmware: MN6OA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 76 86 78 98 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 24.9 Write 98.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 85.8 50% 67.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 383GB free Firmware: AP63 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 114 115 120 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 113 Write 121 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 115 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 68%
External RAID 4TB 3.5TB free, PID 8003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 33 35 34 33 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.3% Very poor	Read 37.1 Write 29.6 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 34 42% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 78% 1.07 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$207 4,097 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 26.2 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 26.5 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 102%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,151x
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	277x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	206x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $176	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