MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	97.1% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	6.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '19 at 08:56
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$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 above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 263 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 815 79% 650 Pts	64-Core 1,090 68% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 181 Parallax 180 135% 176 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 165 Splatting 117 108% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 216GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 290 287 288 294 292 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 298 Mixed 293 SusWrite 291 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 40.4 143% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 208 191% 294 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 157GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 481 480 481 485 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 491 Mixed 404 SusWrite 482 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 67.3 226% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 453GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 481 480 481 485 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 488 Mixed 466 SusWrite 482 110% 488 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 64.3 218% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 704GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 164 165 165 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 176 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 164 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 247% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 816GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 98 100 101 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 91.7 Write 99.7 Mixed 97.5 SusWrite 101 72% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.6 181% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 1,055 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.5% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22.4 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.8 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 104%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,241 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	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 $92Bench 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 $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 $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