MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	176% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '20 at 14:40
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 156 2-Core 286 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 790 87% 688 Pts	64-Core 971 60% 971 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2129 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 78.5 Parallax 71.5 60% 74.7 fps	MRender 70.3 Gravity 75 Splatting 69.9 59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme TS256GMTE110S 256GB 312 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1111B1L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 624 298 413 759 648 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1,422 Write 858 Mixed 866 SusWrite 479 201% 906 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 23.9 188% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 727 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 435 435% 690 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 176%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 190GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 104 104 105 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 86.8 Write 80.9 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 103 60% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 195 188 194 204 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 176 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 197 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 24.5 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 29.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 94%

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

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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 $90Bench 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 $269	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 $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