MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	50.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	382% 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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190826
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '19 at 14:52
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 1271 113% 955 Pts	64-Core 1,781 110% 1,781 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3683) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 60.9 Reflection 58.5 Parallax 51.2 50% 56.9 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 58 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1129 1469 2186 2181 2212 2204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	382% Outstanding	Read 2,650 Write 1,994 Mixed 1,313 SusWrite 1,897 439% 1,963 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 90.8 327% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,475 DQ Write 1,226 DQ Mixed 1,332 1,003% 1,344 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 382% Great: 393%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 750GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 332GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 976 248 154 92 80 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,942 Write 575 Mixed 488 SusWrite 273 178% 819 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 49.4 191% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 395 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 198 171% 258 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 153%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 180 180 180 179 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 147 Mixed 31 SusWrite 179 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 107%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 425GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 87 87 87 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 101 Write 99.6 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 87 116% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,376 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 32.8 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 33.1 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 111%

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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	1,789x
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