MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	122% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '18 at 17:37
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 273 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 786 78% 637 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 167 Parallax 176 130% 168 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 160 Splatting 117 106% 131 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 455 459 470 374 281 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 489 Mixed 450 SusWrite 416 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 57.3 196% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 354 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 93GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 385 361 376 374 371 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 391 Mixed 293 SusWrite 374 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 39.3 152% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 310 238% 322 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 119GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 116 114 115 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 176 Write 135 Mixed 81 SusWrite 115 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 114%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 3,626 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 108 110 109 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 123 Write 114 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 109 133% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.2 162% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 27.4 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 29.9 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 107%

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

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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	2,352x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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