MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	94% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '18 at 04:36
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 945 94% 766 Pts	64-Core 1,204 74% 1,204 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C300) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 141 Parallax 120 107% 131 fps	MRender 97.5 Gravity 129 Splatting 108 91% 111 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 192 189 183 180 148 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 263 Mixed 212 SusWrite 181 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 36.6 129% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 656 DQ Write 528 DQ Mixed 276 293% 487 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 144%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 304GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 302 301 302 302 301 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 302 Mixed 292 SusWrite 302 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 36.9 146% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 245 209% 307 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 129%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$75 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 106 111 101 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 107 Write 123 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 107 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 2.2 441% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 27,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.2% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 19.4 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 21.8 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 63 63% 63 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 107%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,233 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

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	1,785x
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 $130Bench 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

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) $30	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