MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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	216% 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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '18 at 08:45
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1050 104% 849 Pts	64-Core 1,344 83% 1,344 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 204 Parallax 180 153% 191 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 179 Splatting 128 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 621 320 317 316 313 311 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,854 Write 1,497 Mixed 574 SusWrite 366 237% 1,073 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 54.4 233% 94.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,051 DQ Write 1,158 DQ Mixed 700 639% 970 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 236%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 23GB free Firmware: Z3311000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 317 Write 405 Mixed 352 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 18.8 116% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 19.3 73% 157 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 133GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 112 112 112 112 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 158 Write 120 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 111 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 903GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 173 174 175 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 172 Mixed 114 SusWrite 174 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 250% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
Multiple Card Reader 32GB 2,863 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 1GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 13 13 13 14 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	6.11% Terrible	Read 18.7 Write 4 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 12.9 14% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 9% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.11% Great: 22%
USB Flash Drive 16GB 1,242 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 5598 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 5.3 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 37.7 Write 5.7 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 4.8 14% 14.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.9 167% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 25.6 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 30.8 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 97%

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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

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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