MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	376% 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	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '19 at 22:55
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 125 2-Core 247 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 728 76% 610 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 146 Parallax 137 104% 137 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 131 Splatting 107 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 552GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1879 1899 1873 1978 1981 1413 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	376% Outstanding	Read 2,609 Write 2,021 Mixed 1,504 SusWrite 1,837 446% 1,993 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 92.8 319% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,436 DQ Write 1282 DQ Mixed 489 605% 1,069 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 376% Great: 372%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 203GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 277 278 278 278 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 483 Mixed 416 SusWrite 299 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 60 211% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 228 208% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 462GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,286 Write 7,970 Mixed 7,969 1,805% 8,075 MB/s	4K Read 666 4K Write 358 4K Mixed 428 1,748% 484 MB/s	DQ Read 1,992 DQ Write 1,513 DQ Mixed 1574 1,226% 1,693 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD WD6402AAEX-00Z3A0 640GB 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 167GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 77 77 76 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 87.3 Write 78.2 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 76.7 57% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 76%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 203GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 127 125 126 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 144 Write 142 Mixed 120 SusWrite 126 99% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.8 186% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 85%

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 @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 32.6 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 28.6 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,792 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	587x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	245x

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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	85x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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