MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	115% 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	192% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 40 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190826
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 13:12
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 155 2-Core 322 103% 191 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 907 97% 772 Pts	64-Core 882 55% 882 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2727 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 160 Parallax 148 125% 154 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 150 Splatting 118 106% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB 15,205 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 259 252 260 238 250 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,385 Write 1055 Mixed 1070 SusWrite 253 210% 941 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 80.9 287% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 750 DQ Write 687 DQ Mixed 241 312% 559 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 230%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 297GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 113 112 113 113 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 115 Write 123 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 112 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 82%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: MEAOA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 100 99 100 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 110 Write 110 Mixed 64 SusWrite 98.5 70% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 66%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 89 88 87 88 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 71.7 Write 72 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 88.5 100% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 159% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 8502 3000 C16 Series 8502 3000 C16 Series 8502 3000 C16 Series 40GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 16384, 4096, 16384, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 32.1 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 29.4 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 109%

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

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Gaming 93%

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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	2,352x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,785x
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	636x
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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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