MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	71.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181112
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	May 01 '19 at 13:22
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 930 97% 777 Pts	64-Core 925 57% 925 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green SATA M.2 120GB-$47 6,576 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 92 67 54 67 51 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 467 Write 67.7 Mixed 191 SusWrite 65.8 43% 198 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 24.9 145% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 5.6 40% 93.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 73%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 99GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 495 375 276 276 276 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 496 Mixed 468 SusWrite 363 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 72.9 255% 92.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 577GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 494 495 495 495 494 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 496 Mixed 471 SusWrite 492 112% 495 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 68.9 239% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 152 151 152 152 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 155 Write 131 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 152 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 7,253 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 32.6 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 31 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

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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 $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,356x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,792x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	766x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	718x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	640x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	508x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	338x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
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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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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