MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	247% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '18 at 21:59
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 758 81% 645 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 296GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,938 Write 1,431 Mixed 1,287 344% 1,552 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 55.1 218% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 433 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 158 169% 285 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 254%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 49GB free Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3580 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1002 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 94 94 207 (AE) Unknown 100 100 152 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 56 188979281950 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 94 94 6 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 14490035657 (F7) Unknown 100 100 459694586 (F8) Unknown 100 100 2991879254	95.3% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 328 Mixed 391 91% 409 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 33.4 148% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 48.1 88% 170 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 97%
Seagate ST3400620AS 400GB-$55 3,016 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 131GB free Firmware: 3.AAK Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 95 170898093 (03) Spinup time 95 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 5039 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 468145435 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 12035 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2742 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 45 521535519 (C2) HDA temperature 31 55 55834574879 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 79 53 122864205 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	37% Below average	Read 58.5 Write 70.3 Mixed 55.3 46% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.3 75% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 4,565 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 21.2 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 22.4 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 102%

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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	1,151x
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