MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	114% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '19 at 05:09
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$186 746,287 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)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 141 2-Core 275 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 929 90% 738 Pts	64-Core 1,117 69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 123 Parallax 139 106% 131 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 121 Splatting 98 104% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 793GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 472 478 479 479 480 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 475 Mixed 429 SusWrite 477 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 51.6 176% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 159 133% 198 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
OCZ VERTEX2 100GB 640 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 92GB free Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 56 56 53 44 50 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 185 Write 66.2 Mixed 92.8 SusWrite 51.9 22% 99 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 25.6 108% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 68.9 DQ Mixed 83.2 66% 94.5 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 49%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 108GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 122 126 126 124 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 103 Write 95.5 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 125 70% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 333GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 108 110 109 110 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 174 Write 129 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 109 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 23.1 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 25.8 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 95%

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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	2,354x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,788x
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	637x
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 $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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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