MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	166% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '19 at 20:51
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$193 746,287 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 (81^st percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 135 2-Core 261 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 793 81% 656 Pts	64-Core 1,130 70% 1,130 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 426.0 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 202 Parallax 197 146% 193 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 183 Splatting 127 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80 9,612 User benchmarks, average bench 153% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 264 261 268 270 267 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,679 Write 265 Mixed 404 SusWrite 264 141% 653 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 55.5 225% 91.7 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 276 216% 298 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 241%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 183GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 480 396 289 289 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 492 Mixed 465 SusWrite 368 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 68.4 234% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 152 154 153 154 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 124 Write 81.5 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 152 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 114%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$62 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 695GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 125 125 127 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 129 Write 117 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 126 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 71%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$80 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 816GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 129 131 128 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 129 Write 130 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 129 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 1x16GB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	41.1% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11.7 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 12.7 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 44%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 7,268 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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,361x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,795x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	769x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	720x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	641x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	508x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	339x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
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: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $640

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16