MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	241% 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	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 05:36
Run Duration	258 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 135 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 787 82% 657 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6390) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 169 Parallax 166 127% 164 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 159 Splatting 114 105% 129 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 20,095 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 276 276 277 277 278 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2,117 Write 772 Mixed 1,111 SusWrite 312 237% 1,078 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 91.8 310% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 835 DQ Write 981 DQ Mixed 650 561% 822 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 244%
WD Blue 500GB-$87 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 50GB free Firmware: X41000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 260 278 259 142 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 480 Mixed 348 SusWrite 236 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 53.5 194% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 251 206% 296 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 50GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 277 261 255 254 256 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 487 Mixed 349 SusWrite 286 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 54.6 196% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 256 216% 316 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 111%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 954GB free Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2662 1038 1007 1002 1008 1002 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 1,063 Write 2544 Mixed 1,428 SusWrite 1,286 360% 1,580 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 85.3 303% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,129 DQ Write 1,541 DQ Mixed 1,659 1,163% 1,443 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 284%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 519GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 146 150 151 151 150 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 135 Write 124 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 150 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 138 142 143 143 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 135 Write 135 Mixed 96.8 SusWrite 142 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.9% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24.1 76% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 118%

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,365x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,799x
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	249x
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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16