MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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	118% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '18 at 21:10
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1,055 103% 846 Pts	64-Core 1,216 75% 1,216 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 132 Parallax 105 104% 122 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 139 Splatting 117 100% 122 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$95 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 392 391 386 353 314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 489 Mixed 385 SusWrite 374 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 55.9 197% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 276 216% 298 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 191 194 190 193 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 151 Mixed 82 SusWrite 191 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$31 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 886GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 105 104 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 104 67% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 112% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 61%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 25GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 4.7 3.7 4.1 3.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	6.58% Terrible	Read 28.5 Write 7.3 Mixed 5.8 SusWrite 4.1 12% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.8 50% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.58% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 27 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 32.3 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 103%

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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 $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,348x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,780x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	764x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	716x
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	337x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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