MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	226% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '18 at 14:56
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 920 90% 736 Pts	64-Core 1,140 70% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 147 Parallax 126 113% 137 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 132 Splatting 106 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 489GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4333 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 822 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 17 (AE) Unknown 100 100 57 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 74 58 180389216282 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 7641871159 (F7) Unknown 100 100 239106063 (F8) Unknown 100 100 145743917 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1907 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	81.6% Excellent	Read 486 Write 345 Mixed 341 87% 391 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 66.2 4K Mixed 25.3 101% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 45.6 84% 170 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 99%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2,064 Write 1,218 Mixed 1,251 333% 1,511 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 44.9 189% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 121 128% 216 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 254%
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 119GB free Firmware: 5.8.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 8593046232 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 106583908428743 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1631 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 134 (B1) Unknown 0 0 94 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 29 42 38657458205 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 97 97 8593046232 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 97 97 8593046232 (CC) Soft ECC correction 97 97 8593046232 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 90 90 17179869185 (E9) Unknown 0 0 30710 (EA) Unknown 0 0 24364 (F1) Unknown 0 0 24364 (F2) Unknown 0 0 11547	52.2% Above average	Read 378 Write 120 Mixed 156 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 10.7 89% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 77.4 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 25.5 39% 72.7 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	78% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 21.4 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 23.9 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 88%

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Gaming 93%

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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 $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