MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	47.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '19 at 15:03
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 139 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 867 87% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,109 69% 1,109 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.6% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 132 Parallax 114 100% 123 fps	MRender 98.7 Gravity 124 Splatting 101 88% 108 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: UI450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 46 71 92 49 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 442 Write 282 Mixed 243 SusWrite 59.4 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 18.4 73% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 53.5 DQ Mixed 42.4 43% 70.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 52%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 576GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 163 165 166 166 167 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 174 Mixed 73 SusWrite 166 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 23.7 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 26.7 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 97%

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Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) - $125

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,360x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,794x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	767x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	719x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	641x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	508x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	339x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16