MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	19.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

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	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '19 at 04:20
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 725 76% 608 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% PowerColor(148C 2391) CLim: 1576 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.9% Very poor	Lighting 0 Reflection 80.3 Parallax 99 0% 59.7 fps	MRender 77.4 Gravity 78.2 Splatting 62.6 58% 72.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC-WRSN 250GB 1,412 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 44 51 89 37 92 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 410 Write 204 Mixed 248 SusWrite 79.9 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 31.1 146% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 227 187% 269 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 100%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 119GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 126 113 110 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 132 Write 120 Mixed 96 SusWrite 121 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 17GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 103 84 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 81 Write 84.7 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 92.8 57% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 88%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2TB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 31 31 30 28 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 97.7 Write 29.3 Mixed 36 SusWrite 29.9 54% 48.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 36% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 27.9 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 28.8 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 104%

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Desktop 91%

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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