MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '17 at 06:02
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (56^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, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 276 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 894 87% 715 Pts	64-Core 1,165 72% 1,165 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 428GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 40085200 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 676 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 120747477898 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 16437 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 929 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 94 94 6 (BE) vendor-specific 69 49 521535519 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 227 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 4387 (C2) HDA temperature 31 51 73014444063 (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 -75977971448899 (F1) Unknown 100 253 75929105795 (F2) Unknown 100 253 90322128745	91.7% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 153 Mixed 146 117% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.42 119% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 112%
Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB 8,252 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 98GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 105247114 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10370 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 550035141 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 29122 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2048 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032865 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 48 504692766 (C2) HDA temperature 30 52 55834574878 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 39 17 105247114 (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 22110491675364 (F1) Unknown 100 253 216909740 (F2) Unknown 100 253 773229631	49.5% Average	Read 88.1 Write 84.3 Mixed 83.8 64% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 71%
Generic External 500GB 1,039 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 450GB free, PID 1840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 39.7 Write 41 Mixed 11.8 37% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.22 65% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB 7,608 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.2% Very good	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 21.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 24.6 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 115%

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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%

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Desktop 91%

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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 $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	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 $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