MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	65.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	227% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '20 at 19:03
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 265 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 733 80% 631 Pts	64-Core 765 47% 765 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3282) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Lighting 82.7 Reflection 79.6 Parallax 69.4 67% 77.2 fps	MRender 73.5 Gravity 74.2 Splatting 75.4 61% 74.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB 13,215 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD7101Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 952 317 314 313 312 314 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,870 Write 1,710 Mixed 1,140 SusWrite 420 286% 1,285 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 77.7 245% 88.2 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 1,251 DQ Mixed 1,045 807% 1,089 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 249%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 835GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 206 208 207 208 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 198 Mixed 97.5 SusWrite 207 130% 178 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FBD2 2x4GB 3,180 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	82.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 24 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 97%

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

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,360x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,794x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	767x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	719x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	641x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	508x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	339x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16