MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.2% 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	26.8% 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 (19%). 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '19 at 20:49
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 (100^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 897 88% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,123 70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Zotac(19DA 2435) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 131 Parallax 117 102% 125 fps	MRender 95.5 Gravity 121 Splatting 103 87% 106 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 11 23 58 17 91 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	26.8% Poor	Read 232 Write 86.8 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 54.4 25% 114 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 19.9 4K Mixed 9.6 45% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 14.4 DQ Write 15.5 DQ Mixed 14.3 11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 85%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 133GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 477 170 157 157 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 479 Mixed 398 SusWrite 266 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 42.6 162% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 303 223% 288 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 983GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 173 174 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 149 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 173 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 26.9 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 35.7 SC Mixed 30.2 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.7% 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 7,244 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

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	766x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	718x
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 $42Bench 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 $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 $42	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