MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '18 at 17:20
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 (85^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 142 2-Core 254 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 857 83% 682 Pts	64-Core 1,138 70% 1,138 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0521) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.8% Very poor	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 68.5 Parallax 88.2 0% 52.2 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 67.2 Splatting 56.6 52% 65 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 109 104 105 108 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 346 Mixed 330 SusWrite 158 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 40.4 158% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 206 181% 268 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 100%
Intel 320 Series 80GB-$60 4,402 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 26GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 94 94 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 240 Write 92.5 Mixed 116 SusWrite 92.9 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 19.6 79% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 68.1 DQ Mixed 67.8 60% 91.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 45%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 100GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 116 115 116 117 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 65.7 Write 66.5 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 116 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 51GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 76 75 77 78 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 110 Write 104 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 76.5 64% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 70%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 306GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 54 53 54 54 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 71.5 Write 45.2 Mixed 46 SusWrite 53.8 40% 54.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 43%
Kingston DataTraveler 101 G2 USB 2.0 32GB-$15 665 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 19GB free, PID 1642 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	7.86% Terrible	Read 17 Write 12 Mixed 9 SusWrite 8.6 15% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 81% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.86% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.1% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 19.8 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 21.4 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 95%

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Gaming 93%

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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	1,783x
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	506x

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 $76Bench 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