MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	123% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190826
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '19 at 09:40
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 (99^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 885 88% 716 Pts	64-Core 1,106 68% 1,106 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 294 296 296 295 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 487 Mixed 363 SusWrite 313 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 62.8 218% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 231GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 491 491 492 493 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 468 Mixed 418 SusWrite 491 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 66.3 224% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 264GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 240 255 297 296 283 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 495 Mixed 372 SusWrite 308 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.1 162% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 187 182% 289 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 805GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 113 114 111 115 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 109 Write 107 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 112 72% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 68%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 858GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 105 106 106 106 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 51.2 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 102 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 04CB 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 24.7 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 25.1 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 83%

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Desktop 91%

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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	764x

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 $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 $40Bench 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 $40	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