MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	265% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 19 '20 at 04:05
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 85.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 264 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 729 79% 627 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	111% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 142 Parallax 141 118% 142 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 124 Splatting 102 105% 132 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1200 839 843 846 851 851 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1,815 Write 2091 Mixed 1,672 SusWrite 905 365% 1,621 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 71.3 251% 94.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,460 DQ Write 1,237 DQ Mixed 1,330 1,001% 1,342 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 296%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 38GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 154 154 154 155 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 484 Mixed 408 SusWrite 189 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 61.3 214% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 352 267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 115%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 112GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 138 142 138 137 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 410 Write 164 Mixed 214 SusWrite 137 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 45.6 179% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 175 137% 191 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 88%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 426GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 156 159 159 160 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 153 Write 137 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 158 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 23.4 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.3 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 105%

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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 $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