MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '20 at 00:12
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 827 87% 697 Pts	64-Core 831 52% 831 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,999 Write 2,182 Mixed 1707 439% 1,963 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 79.1 287% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,644 DQ Write 1,333 DQ Mixed 1,428 1,086% 1,468 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
SHGS31-1000GS-2 1TB 11,576 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 568GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 481 472 474 471 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 484 Mixed 428 SusWrite 477 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 42.3 158% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 357 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 115%
PNY CS900 480GB-$42 17,946 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 97GB free Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 424 408 429 427 413 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 207 Write 103 Mixed 83.6 SusWrite 421 46% 204 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 21.1 4K Mixed 9.7 46% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 14.2 DQ Write 15.3 DQ Mixed 14.6 11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 102%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 229 225 230 230 225 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 478GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 96 97 97 98 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 206 Write 170 Mixed 95.4 SusWrite 96.9 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.3 254% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 2x8GB 8,162 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2572 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 29.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 24.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 90%

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) - $125

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,363x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,798x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	771x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	722x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	642x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	509x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	340x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	180x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $634

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16