MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	21.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	174% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '19 at 17:49
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 278 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 839 85% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,142 71% 1,142 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% PowerColor(148C 2015) ≥ 4GB CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Lighting 26.3 Reflection 28.1 Parallax 31.3 22% 28.6 fps	MRender 25.9 Gravity 21.9 Splatting 33.2 23% 27 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 848 604 586 591 591 590 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,051 Write 1,900 Mixed 720 SusWrite 635 243% 1,077 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 40.2 181% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1115 DQ Write 639 DQ Mixed 593 517% 782 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 277%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 446GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 462 464 365 312 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 449 Mixed 334 SusWrite 392 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 36.6 125% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 242 209% 310 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 108%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 167 161 164 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 167 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 162 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 280% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 387GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 101 108 103 108 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 161 Write 155 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 104 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 26.9 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 33 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 48.2 83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 100%

UFO

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	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 $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 $300	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