MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	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.

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

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '20 at 19:07
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 132 2-Core 260 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 771 81% 650 Pts	64-Core 760 47% 760 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6390) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 178 Parallax 176 134% 173 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 164 Splatting 117 108% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 20,095 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,038 Write 1139 Mixed 1,047 310% 1,408 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 75.2 267% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 812 DQ Write 1,008 DQ Mixed 621 549% 814 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 244%
WD Blue 500GB-$94 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 90GB free Firmware: X41000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 305 219 190 57 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 470 Mixed 337 SusWrite 213 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 50.1 181% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 248 204% 291 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 54GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 264 259 251 250 252 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 463 Mixed 360 SusWrite 282 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 51 178% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 254 215% 316 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 111%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 489GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 158 159 160 160 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 156 Mixed 100 SusWrite 159 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 109%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 145 148 147 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 124 Mixed 82 SusWrite 146 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 96%
SD Card Reader 128GB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 88GB free, PID 2731 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 60 60 60 61 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 90.5 Write 58.8 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 59.5 88% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 4 262% 4.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 28.8 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 30.4 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 109%

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Gaming 93%

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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	2,354x
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 $90Bench 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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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