MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	378% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190826
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '20 at 11:33
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (81^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 862 87% 704 Pts	64-Core 1,132 70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C304) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 140 Parallax 118 105% 129 fps	MRender 95.9 Gravity 124 Splatting 106 89% 108 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 823GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2425 2243 1545 1497 1487 1520 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	378% Outstanding	Read 2,642 Write 2486 Mixed 1470 SusWrite 1,786 470% 2096 MB/s	4K Read 70.3 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 97.8 331% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,450 DQ Write 1,256 DQ Mixed 1,317 997% 1,341 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 378% Great: 410%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 435GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 118 119 118 119 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 173 Write 170 Mixed 105 SusWrite 118 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 103GB free Firmware: DEM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 113 Write 109 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 102 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.2 258% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 65%
WD 15EARS External 1.5TB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 874GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 40 40 39 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 39 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 39.2 49% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x8GB 10,297 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 27.2 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 28 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 103%

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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 7,233 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $134	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