MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	111% 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	6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '19 at 23:15
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 303 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 840 91% 721 Pts	64-Core 839 52% 839 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2539 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 146 Parallax 135 110% 139 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 132 Splatting 107 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 250GB 2,741 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 77 81 82 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 486 Mixed 395 SusWrite 123 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 62.5 217% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 126%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 220GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1203 603 603 604 603 607 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,472 Write 1,999 Mixed 1,488 SusWrite 704 319% 1,416 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 68.2 239% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,376 DQ Write 1,389 DQ Mixed 1,305 1,002% 1,357 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 291%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 604GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 93 93 98 98 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 62 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 96 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 150GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 110 113 110 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 99.2 Write 100 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 111 116% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$83 8,676 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	75.9% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 23.6 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 25.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 95%

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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	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 $178	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