MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	141% 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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '20 at 03:54
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 802 85% 678 Pts	64-Core 760 47% 760 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 5390) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 179 Parallax 164 136% 170 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 165 Splatting 119 109% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$88 2,661 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-a9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 645 739 725 734 647 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 631 Write 751 Mixed 618 SusWrite 601 147% 650 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 56.1 201% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 383 DQ Mixed 302 247% 349 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 156%
Corsair Force LE 120GB 3,209 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 110GB free Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 93 93 92 93 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 475 Mixed 352 SusWrite 119 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 42 163% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 179 177% 282 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 464GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 116 118 118 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 123 Write 114 Mixed 77 SusWrite 117 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB 1,274 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 382GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 115 115 116 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 101 Write 106 Mixed 56 SusWrite 115 69% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 61%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 218GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 122 122 121 121 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 172 Write 150 Mixed 104 SusWrite 121 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 247% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.5 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 23.3 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 80%

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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	2,352x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,784x
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 $129Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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