MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	265% 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	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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '19 at 07:11
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,039 99% 818 Pts	64-Core 1,644 102% 1,644 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.4% Above average	Lighting 73 Reflection 77.3 Parallax 74.1 60% 74.8 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 71 Splatting 73.2 59% 72 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1703 959 603 601 602 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,012 Write 1739 Mixed 663 SusWrite 845 292% 1,315 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 68 253% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,144 DQ Write 1,358 DQ Mixed 1,027 836% 1,176 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 254%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 221GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1368 315 314 314 314 314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 2,169 Write 1527 Mixed 711 SusWrite 490 270% 1,224 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 62.3 261% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,147 DQ Write 1296 DQ Mixed 734 688% 1,059 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 236%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 288GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 310 303 293 295 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 352 Mixed 249 SusWrite 306 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 47.9 170% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 217 196% 300 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 172 171 173 172 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 172 Mixed 105 SusWrite 171 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 28.7 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 29.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 105%

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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	205x

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 $110Bench 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 $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