MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	69.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	156% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190826
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 11:24
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$350 454,731 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 264 95% 165 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 825 82% 652 Pts	64-Core 1,051 71% 1,051 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$698 162,117 User benchmarks, average bench 120% Zotac(19DA 3500) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (240 fps cap detected)	69.3% Good	Lighting 240 Reflection 240 Parallax 240 63% 240 fps	MRender 240 Gravity 237 Splatting 240 70% 239 fps
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 131%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$108 6,718 User benchmarks, average bench 134% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.T Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 575 505 461 463 492 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 782 Write 966 Mixed 840 SusWrite 494 174% 770 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 52.1 188% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 914 DQ Write 743 DQ Mixed 814 614% 824 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 160%
Kingston A400 480GB-$53 55,304 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 155GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 115 116 100 53 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 466 Write 322 Mixed 333 SusWrite 134 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 43.5 162% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 42.9 86% 178 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 103%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$40 1,779,442 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 59GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 101 96 110 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 161 Write 154 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 107 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 108%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$18 70,322 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 61GB free Firmware: 12.01B02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 51 49 50 50 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 50.7 Write 48.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 49.3 34% 46.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 58%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 7,299 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 16GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 53 21 16 0.2 27 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 128 Write 61 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 29.8 81% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.7 155% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 2,590 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 29.5 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 33.8 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 115%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 18,185 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 59%

Gunboat

Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) - $100

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $350Bench 95%, 454,731 samples	5,902x
Core i5-8600KIntel $240Bench 93%, 155,407 samples	5,050x
Core i5-8400Intel $175Bench 86%, 178,409 samples	2,233x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $267Bench 57%, 877,208 samples	2,733x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 103%, 706,651 samples	2,462x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 785,629 samples	1,759x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 107%, 327,461 samples	918x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $75Bench 103%, 583,942 samples	856x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $140Bench 110%, 465,159 samples	652x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 84%, 307,966 samples	1,398x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 75%, 67,256 samples	603x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $73Bench 85%, 118,268 samples	508x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $877

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $165	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-9600K $199	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $345	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $500	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $240

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $681	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16