MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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	310% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '19 at 12:05
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8500-$175 43,089 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 689 75% 596 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C300) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2144 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 152 Parallax 139 116% 145 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 136 Splatting 116 97% 119 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80 8,191 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 245GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1340 1528 1535 486 436 412 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2523 Write 1,515 Mixed 1,264 SusWrite 956 347% 1,564 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 93.1 309% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,340 DQ Write 1,097 DQ Mixed 1,108 860% 1,182 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 308%
SSD7EP7011-120-IGT-2 120GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 112GB free Firmware: EP701104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 149 109 158 150 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 431 Write 158 Mixed 219 SusWrite 144 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 45.3 171% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 124 96% 128 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 84%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$39 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 931GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 82.5 Write 81.7 Mixed 44 SusWrite 82.1 53% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 46%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 1,121 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 193GB free Firmware: 0143 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 70 70 70 70 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 62.7 Write 48 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 70.2 41% 55.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115 5,380 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 29.9 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 36.8 SC Mixed 27.6 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 111%

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Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

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Workstation 100%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,159x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	592x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	318x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	280x
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 $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 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: $963

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16