MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 01:10
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 158 2-Core 310 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 941 96% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,146 71% 1,146 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Q-180 180GB 748 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 126GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 67 68 68 63 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 415 Write 211 Mixed 330 SusWrite 94 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 28.9 136% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 149 143% 221 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 90%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,030 Write 994 Mixed 544 190% 856 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 52 196% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 512 DQ Write 664 DQ Mixed 506 405% 561 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 185%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 629GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 174 178 179 178 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 145 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 177 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 190 185 186 191 181 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 90 93 94 95 97 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 70.7 Write 83 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 93.9 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 169% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB 6,011 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 30.9 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 31 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,361x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,794x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	769x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	720x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	641x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	508x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	339x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $629

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16