MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	66.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	236% 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	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	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '19 at 23:54
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 88.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 867 88% 714 Pts	64-Core 1,160 72% 1,160 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6267) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Lighting 84.6 Reflection 82.8 Parallax 71.8 69% 79.7 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 76.8 Splatting 78.6 62% 75.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 303 319 313 317 318 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 2,066 Write 1,260 Mixed 510 SusWrite 342 229% 1,044 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 71.5 242% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,399 DQ Write 1183 DQ Mixed 777 722% 1,120 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 464GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 479 487 491 411 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 491 Mixed 468 SusWrite 442 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 63.8 164% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 568GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 136 134 136 136 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 132 Write 99.3 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 136 70% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVRB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVRB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 32GB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.6% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.4 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 21.5 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 108%

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Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

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 $125	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