MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	261% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181112
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '19 at 13:12
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$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 as expected (45^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 767 72% 600 Pts	64-Core 986 61% 986 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Lighting 65.8 Reflection 66 Parallax 59.3 54% 63.7 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 52.2 49% 61.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1350 296 302 307 307 307 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2,438 Write 1,470 Mixed 1179 SusWrite 478 308% 1,391 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 81.8 278% 99.8 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 1,178 DQ Mixed 1013 782% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 280%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 111GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 118 120 126 137 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 386 Write 137 Mixed 186 SusWrite 124 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 42.8 165% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 108 96% 147 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 79%
Gloway FER120GS3-S7 120GB 440 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 84GB free Firmware: V0112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 40 33 39 42 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 405 Write 113 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 36.6 31% 145 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 10.3 4K Mixed 10.4 46% 13 MB/s	DQ Read 96.4 DQ Write 0.4 DQ Mixed 19.2 21% 38.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 223GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 144 147 148 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 100 Write 98.7 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 146 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA330 1TB 8,831 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 556GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 39 40 40 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 20 Write 36.8 Mixed 19 SusWrite 39.8 21% 28.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 2,267 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 30.5 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 25.1 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 102%

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Gaming 93%

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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 $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