MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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	105% 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.

High background CPU (21%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '20 at 15:08
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$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)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 133 2-Core 265 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 751 80% 637 Pts	64-Core 739 46% 739 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93.6% 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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 171 Parallax 167 147% 173 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 148 Splatting 109 118% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 312 313 303 299 271 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 482 Mixed 424 SusWrite 302 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 41.3 174% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 247 200% 281 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 242GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 468 476 487 486 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 484 Mixed 464 SusWrite 476 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 40.4 178% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 500GB 1,388 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 359GB free Firmware: DEM4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 101 101 102 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 108 Write 106 Mixed 72 SusWrite 101 71% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 58%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 35.3 Write 36.8 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 40.4 27% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 235% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.2% 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 (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.6% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 24.2 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23.4 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.6% 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 7,251 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 $219Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,356x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,791x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	766x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	718x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	639x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	508x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	338x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $867

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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