MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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 @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 16:50
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	74%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 262 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 793 82% 663 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 152 Parallax 141 123% 148 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 144 Splatting 113 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,626 Write 1,228 Mixed 471 244% 1108 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 37.6 208% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,001 DQ Write 1,108 DQ Mixed 688 619% 932 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 255GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 394 425 437 393 377 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 448 Mixed 427 SusWrite 406 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 59.8 214% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 293 239% 339 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 125%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: MKAOA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 144 143 142 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 138 Write 141 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 142 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 87%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 128GB 263 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 119GB free, PID a212 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 266 273 182 51 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 289 Write 248 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 182 246% 196 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.7 113% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB 25,824 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 23.5 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 20.7 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 88%

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

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Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

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 $95Bench 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 $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