MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	88% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	239% 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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '19 at 16:05
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 159 2-Core 309 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 949 97% 782 Pts	64-Core 617 38% 617 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FBE) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3525 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 98.8 Parallax 92.5 91% 101 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 96.5 Splatting 85.6 81% 102 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 81%

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% 765GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 953 780 837 854 841 1571 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,968 Write 1,649 Mixed 822 SusWrite 973 302% 1,353 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 53.7 216% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 548 DQ Write 1,059 DQ Mixed 512 472% 706 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 372%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 305GB free Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1229 896 857 862 858 862 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,598 Write 2,042 Mixed 1,519 SusWrite 927 395% 1,772 MB/s	4K Read 70.7 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 102 361% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 1,430 DQ Write 1263 DQ Mixed 632 669% 1,108 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 372%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 488GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 482 333 251 251 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 491 Mixed 388 SusWrite 340 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 43.3 161% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 329 248% 332 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 99%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 212GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 92 74 91 74 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 306 Write 104 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 144 35% 160 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 21.1 4K Mixed 9.6 50% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 13.8 DQ Write 15.1 DQ Mixed 14.4 11% 14.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 22.8 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 25.2 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 88%

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Typical Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) Builds (Compare 2,797 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	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 $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