MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	319% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '18 at 20:31
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 (89^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 270 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 838 82% 674 Pts	64-Core 1,131 70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.9% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 107 Parallax 93.2 85% 101 fps	MRender 96.1 Gravity 94.6 Splatting 97 79% 95.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 283GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1357 1289 1461 1461 1500 1456 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,534 Write 1,524 Mixed 1,288 SusWrite 1,421 377% 1,692 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 83.8 283% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 1,093 DQ Write 843 DQ Mixed 996 737% 977 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 333%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 449GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 412 411 403 397 402 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 486 Mixed 399 SusWrite 412 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 53.3 187% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 287 234% 333 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 117%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 464GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 392 381 387 383 389 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 482 Mixed 376 SusWrite 400 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 51.5 178% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 287 233% 331 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 183 188 183 192 192 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 139 141 139 141 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 135 Write 115 Mixed 105 SusWrite 140 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 216 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 30.7 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

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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	2,354x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,789x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	765x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	717x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	638x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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