MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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	292% 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, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '20 at 02:56
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 868 84% 691 Pts	64-Core 1,132 70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.7.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 115 Parallax 244 120% 169 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 140 Splatting 162 117% 139 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 671GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2109 2186 2188 2190 2201 2193 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 1,489 Write 1,999 Mixed 1,647 SusWrite 2,178 415% 1,828 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 69.9 225% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 747 DQ Write 550 DQ Mixed 681 500% 659 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 486%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 148 148 148 148 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 136 Write 137 Mixed 70 SusWrite 147 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 533GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 120 125 124 124 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 105 Write 114 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 123 67% 93 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 107%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 461GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 88 86 83 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 85.8 Write 86.4 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 86.4 105% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 32GB 142 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 23 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 23.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 91%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,220 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 $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,348x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,780x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	763x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	716x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	636x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	506x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	337x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	247x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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