MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	86.1% 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	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '19 at 17:27
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 263 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 823 78% 647 Pts	64-Core 1,081 67% 1,081 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 115 Parallax 98.1 88% 107 fps	MRender 98 Gravity 102 Splatting 99.3 82% 99.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 307 306 297 298 270 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 308 Mixed 304 SusWrite 298 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 39.9 167% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 246 210% 309 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$79 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 200 199 201 200 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 192 Mixed 86 SusWrite 200 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
SDHC Card 32GB 13,791 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 14GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 16 16 18 19 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 43.2 Write 14 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 17.6 29% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.4 111% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 33%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 26GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 16 35 32 33 34 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	25.7% Poor	Read 105 Write 26.7 Mixed 34 SusWrite 28.6 53% 48.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.7 143% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 7,607 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.5% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 20.7 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 23.7 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 113%

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,360x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,793x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	767x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	339x
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 $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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $681

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16