MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	140% 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	407% 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	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	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '18 at 09:36
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 1,075 102% 847 Pts	64-Core 1,203 74% 1,203 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2912 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Lighting 198 Reflection 217 Parallax 209 161% 208 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 198 Splatting 136 128% 158 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 450GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2067 2101 2195 2212 2212 2217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	407% Outstanding	Read 2,738 Write 2,224 Mixed 1,430 SusWrite 2,167 479% 2,140 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 91.1 325% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,468 DQ Write 1,442 DQ Mixed 1,505 1,117% 1,471 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 407% Great: 393%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 111GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 56 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 373 Write 178 Mixed 270 SusWrite 89.3 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 25.1 136% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 139 136% 210 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 451GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 495 493 495 496 494 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 485 Mixed 409 SusWrite 494 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 68.9 237% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 134%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 226 231 225 233 232 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 5.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 243 237 248 247 242 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 16GB-$17 2,906 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 14GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 49 50 50 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 224 Write 36.5 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 49.4 95% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 10.4 4K Mixed 8.2 679% 10.4 MB/s	DQ Read 13.5 DQ Write 11.4 DQ Mixed 10 778% 11.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB 1,415 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 30.8 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 30.4 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 95%

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Desktop 91%

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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 $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 $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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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 $40	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