MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	97% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	24.2 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	Oct 24 '20 at 12:15
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^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 (72^nd percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 131 2-Core 263 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 754 79% 635 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3724) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 172 Parallax 170 149% 175 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 150 Splatting 115 121% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 276 273 271 265 265 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 307 Mixed 287 SusWrite 274 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 41 146% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 246 209% 307 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 242GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 484 486 491 491 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 489 Mixed 463 SusWrite 488 110% 488 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 62.9 218% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 500GB 1,388 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 359GB free Firmware: DEM4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 102 102 103 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 104 Write 85 Mixed 68 SusWrite 102 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 58%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 34.5 Write 36.3 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 41.6 28% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.8 239% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 8,888 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.9 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 22.1 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 103%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,221 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,348x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,780x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	764x

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: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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