MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	53.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '18 at 02:15
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 767 78% 632 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Lighting 78.2 Reflection 78 Parallax 67.9 64% 74.7 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 70.3 Splatting 72.8 58% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ190000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 115 126 128 98 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 457 Write 356 Mixed 317 SusWrite 115 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 34 4K Mixed 19.4 78% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 68.9 DQ Mixed 40.4 44% 74.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 111GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 107 106 105 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 167 Write 126 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 106 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 16GB 16,813 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 13GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.6 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	7.17% Terrible	Read 33.3 Write 5 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 4.7 13% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.2 28% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.17% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.5% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.6 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 23.3 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 103%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,356x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,792x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	766x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	718x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	640x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	508x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	338x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $706

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16