MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	106% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 23:34
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 138 2-Core 254 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 818 77% 642 Pts	64-Core 1,127 70% 1,127 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 100%

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: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Lighting 76.8 Reflection 76.7 Parallax 66.9 63% 73.5 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 70.9 Splatting 71.6 59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 238 229 221 212 206 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 439 Mixed 354 SusWrite 232 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 52.5 183% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 341 259% 349 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 176 176 174 175 177 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 101 Write 44.7 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 173 62% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.3 409% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 152 148 148 153 151 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 116 117 117 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 116 Write 104 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 115 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 67%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 500GB 2,264 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 348GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 103 103 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 115 Write 115 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 103 122% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 43%
Intenso USB 3.0 Device 3TB 811 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 179 180 181 184 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 170 Write 143 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 180 191% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD 2x8GB 5,640 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	82% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 26 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 25.9 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 89%

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Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

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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 $90Bench 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 $295	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