MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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	127% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '18 at 01:17
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 868 79% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,143 71% 1,143 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 192 Parallax 186 142% 184 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 169 Splatting 0.09 69% 95.7 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 105 82 77 62 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 967 Write 255 Mixed 317 SusWrite 95 89% 408 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 51.1 183% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 652 DQ Write 498 DQ Mixed 284 291% 478 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 144%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 732 808 786 831 829 831 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 525 Write 541 Mixed 368 SusWrite 803 126% 559 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 56.3 4K Mixed 30.3 110% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 400 DQ Write 542 DQ Mixed 394 319% 445 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 541%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 192 191 193 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 156 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 192 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 999 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 30.5 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 29.6 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 129%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) - $125

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,354x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,789x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	765x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	717x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	638x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	507x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	338x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	247x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	379x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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