MSI Z370 SLI PLUS (MS-7B46)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.5% 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	251% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '18 at 18:16
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 163 2-Core 324 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 644 86% 643 Pts	64-Core 640 40% 640 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 0998) CLim: 1712 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 131 Parallax 119 102% 125 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 116 Splatting 106 90% 110 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,606 Write 1,135 Mixed 1,317 370% 1,686 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 65.9 235% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 59.9 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 34.8 45% 78.5 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 236%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 6TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 127 127 132 (03) Spinup time 152 152 38684524955 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 544 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 846 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 207 (16) Unknown 100 100 100 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 656 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 656 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 171799937051 (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 200 200 0	90% Excellent	Read 159 Write 155 Mixed 153 117% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.32 98% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 98 90322168 (03) Spinup time 92 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5877 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1024 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 98831969777 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 24952 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1461 (B7) Unknown 98 98 2 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BC) Unknown 100 97 167506280514 (BD) vendor-specific 41 41 59 (BE) vendor-specific 76 46 26291404824 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 600 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 73 73 55911 (C2) HDA temperature 24 54 -140737488355304 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 152 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -99827924853041 (F1) Unknown 100 253 84808580919 (F2) Unknown 100 253 54569021102	104% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 172 Mixed 176 135% 180 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.29 95% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMUA5110MB78HAF2400 1x8GB 1,049 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 12.2 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 14.2 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 45%

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Gaming 110%

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Desktop 91%

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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