MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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	89.8% 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	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	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '20 at 05:29
Run Duration	339 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 145 2-Core 296 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 904 90% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,167 72% 1,167 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 190 Parallax 178 136% 178 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 175 Splatting 126 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 144 142 143 136 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 471 Write 430 Mixed 238 SusWrite 142 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 39.7 162% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 206 176% 262 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 124%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$50 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 86GB free Firmware: R0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 274 275 278 278 280 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 328 Write 366 Mixed 336 SusWrite 278 74% 327 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 51.8 167% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 121 124% 201 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 127%
Corsair Force GS 480GB-$419 593 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 158GB free Firmware: 5.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 185 181 199 196 197 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 323 Write 201 Mixed 234 SusWrite 191 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 17.9 4K Mixed 24.8 88% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 84.9 DQ Mixed 106 92% 140 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 71%
CT2000MX 2TB 1.5TB free SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 114 118 117 118 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.5% Average	Read 116 Write 117 Mixed 109 SusWrite 115 26% 114 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 50.2 4K Mixed 26.4 90% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 20.9 DQ Write 56.7 DQ Mixed 29.2 25% 35.6 MB/s

Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 57GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 111 112 112 111 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 105 Write 79.6 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 110 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 102 103 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 122 Write 112 Mixed 103 SusWrite 102 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 191% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 85%
Jmicron Generic 3TB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 40.7 Write 36.7 Mixed 33.6 SusWrite 11.7 23% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 840GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 177 178 177 177 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 127 Write 148 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 176 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 206% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 233GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 109 109 110 109 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 115 Write 85.3 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 108 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 114%
Generic External 1TB 830 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 489GB free, PID 3920 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 13 13 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 37.2 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 13.3 39% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 63%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 607GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 38.1 Write 27.3 Mixed 22.6 SusWrite 13.8 32% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 100%
Generic External 120GB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 61GB free, PID 3920 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.6 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 40.1 Write 39 Mixed 38.1 SusWrite 5 40% 30.5 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 24.4 4K Mixed 14.6 1,385% 18.3 MB/s	DQ Read 15.8 DQ Write 29 DQ Mixed 18 1,657% 20.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 149%
USB Flash Disk 4GB 2,580 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 9.8 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	7.32% Terrible	Read 24.4 Write 7.7 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 9.9 13% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.32% Great: 9%
USB Flash Disk 4GB 2,580 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 10 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	7.3% Terrible	Read 23.9 Write 5 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 10 13% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.3% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 26.6 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 27.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 106%

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Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

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Workstation 100%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) - $160

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,155x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	591x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	246x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	318x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	278x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	206x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 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 $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: $967

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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