MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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	123% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '18 at 18:26
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$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 as expected (57^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 188 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 791 82% 658 Pts	64-Core 727 45% 727 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 201 Parallax 192 154% 194 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 182 Splatting 127 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 457 461 356 197 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 454 Mixed 448 SusWrite 355 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 59.5 210% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 274 228% 330 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 60GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 264 156 135 143 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 443 Write 276 Mixed 301 SusWrite 184 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 39.5 156% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 183 166% 253 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 297GB free Firmware: KC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 125 125 124 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 119 Write 115 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 124 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 524GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 182 191 187 187 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 110 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 187 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 419GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 164 169 169 167 169 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 136 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 166 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 7,485 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.4% Good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.1 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 17.2 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $195Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,348x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,780x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	764x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	716x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	636x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	506x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	337x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	247x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	379x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $843

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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