MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	283% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '18 at 19:51
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 141 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 894 88% 721 Pts	64-Core 1161 72% 1161 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 22FD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1410 MHz, MLim: 2235 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Lighting 78.5 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 89.8 64% 80.2 fps	MRender 76 Gravity 73.1 Splatting 62.4 57% 70.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 420GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2208 644 605 607 606 606 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,193 Write 2,361 Mixed 1,308 SusWrite 879 377% 1,686 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 87.7 296% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,198 DQ Write 1,048 DQ Mixed 1,105 833% 1,117 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 340%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 218GB free Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 60 145 118 115 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 432 Write 231 Mixed 250 SusWrite 155 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 18.2 66% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 90.8 DQ Mixed 40.8 48% 82.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 55%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 588GB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 85 82 84 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 70 Write 46.9 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 82.7 42% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.4 159% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 88%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 147 152 153 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 101 Write 29 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 148 57% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.4 156% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 88%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 141 147 148 148 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 125 Write 144 Mixed 35 SusWrite 146 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.7 273% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 92%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 656GB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 92 91 92 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 97.6 Write 80.4 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 91.8 110% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 0.6 292% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 32GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 25.9 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 26.5 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 85%

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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	2,352x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,784x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	764x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	717x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	636x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	507x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	338x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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