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 above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	28.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '19 at 01:33
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 895 83% 695 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 22 41 76 60 14 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.3% Poor	Read 218 Write 89 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 46 24% 111 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 24.3 4K Mixed 12 53% 17.5 MB/s	DQ Read 18.4 DQ Write 19.7 DQ Mixed 18.1 14% 18.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 85%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 133GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 404 241 149 154 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 447 Mixed 375 SusWrite 255 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 42.3 161% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 306 218% 275 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 163 168 162 170 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 124 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 166 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	96% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 26.8 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 30.9 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,233 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,352x
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