MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.23% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	134% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '20 at 10:20
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,033 102% 836 Pts	64-Core 1,244 77% 1,244 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B46) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.23% Terrible	Lighting 8.33 Reflection 12.5 Parallax 9.12 7% 10 fps	MRender 14.1 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 17.3 11% 13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.23% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 484 486 489 489 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 490 Mixed 371 SusWrite 486 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 64.8 217% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 7GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 480 Mixed 408 103% 463 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 56.7 205% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 178 184% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 1TB 1,056 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 510GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 118 118 117 118 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 119 Write 129 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 115 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.7 165% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 884GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 191 194 193 192 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 79.5 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 191 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 112%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 690GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 97 97 97 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 107 Write 91.5 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 96.3 72% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 69%
WD Elements 10A8 750GB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 676GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0 0.2 0.1 0 0.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 100 Write 1.5 Mixed 5 SusWrite 0.1 19% 26.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 27 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 29.5 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 104%

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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	1,153x
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 $178	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