MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Yacht


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	268% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '18 at 07:39
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 i5-8400-$114 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 732 76% 613 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Lighting 76.5 Reflection 77.5 Parallax 67.3 62% 73.7 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 69.1 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$104 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1224 355 297 296 298 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,487 Write 1,468 Mixed 1,248 SusWrite 461 313% 1,416 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 86.1 295% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 981 DQ Write 1,237 DQ Mixed 1012 790% 1,077 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 280%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 358GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 399 394 403 402 402 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 451 Mixed 134 SusWrite 405 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 65.3 4K Mixed 39.4 129% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 289 235% 335 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 774GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 189 188 187 189 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 151 Mixed 85 SusWrite 188 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 162GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 92 93 93 93 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 140 Write 132 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 92.4 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47 29,751 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 25.9 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 28.3 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 98%

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

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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 $191Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,389x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,827x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	778x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	730x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	645x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	511x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	345x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	251x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	192x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	180x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	166x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $632

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16