MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	368% 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '19 at 23:10
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 790 82% 661 Pts	64-Core 721 45% 721 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 193 Parallax 174 141% 180 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 176 Splatting 126 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 591GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1620 1122 1270 1285 1276 1277 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 3,345 Write 2,552 Mixed 1,952 SusWrite 1,308 510% 2,289 MB/s	4K Read 71.5 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 92.1 308% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,403 DQ Write 1,217 DQ Mixed 1,222 940% 1,281 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 445%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 436GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 480 482 481 424 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 477 Mixed 443 SusWrite 440 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 55.6 196% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 176GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 481 482 481 418 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 461 Mixed 444 SusWrite 436 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 60.5 203% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 129%
Asmt 2115 500GB 474 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 210GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 390 391 391 391 389 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 357 Write 353 Mixed 347 SusWrite 390 82% 362 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 32.5 4K Mixed 27.5 89% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 152 114% 152 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 76%
Asmt 2115 2TB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 467GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 390 391 391 391 389 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 378 Write 358 Mixed 354 SusWrite 390 84% 370 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 29.4 95% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 106 93% 139 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.5% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 21.2 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 22.3 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 103%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,243 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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	765x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	717x
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 $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 $300	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 $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