MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190826
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '19 at 17:25
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 974 97% 789 Pts	64-Core 1,259 78% 1,259 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.28 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 194 Parallax 177 149% 185 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 182 Splatting 126 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,983 Write 1,685 Mixed 728 324% 1,466 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 66.9 252% 94.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,211 DQ Write 1,250 DQ Mixed 856 747% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 64GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 10,649 Write 9,583 Mixed 9,930 2,244% 10,054 MB/s	4K Read 808 4K Write 446 4K Mixed 524 2,131% 592 MB/s	DQ Read 1,965 DQ Write 1,573 DQ Mixed 1,614 1,250% 1,717 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 204GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 101 100 99 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 136 Write 124 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 100 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 237GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 110 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 120 Write 117 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 108 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 670GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 169 167 167 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 154 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 167 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 712GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 172 170 168 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 178 Mixed 110 SusWrite 169 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 147 146 146 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 165 Write 150 Mixed 102 SusWrite 146 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C14-8GVR 04CD F4-3200C14-8GVK 04CD F4-3200C14-8GVR 04CD F4-3200C14-8GVK 32GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 30.9 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 32.1 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 123%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,243 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	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 $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 $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