MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	158% 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	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 06:07
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$125 264,837 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 (80^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 265 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 712 79% 620 Pts	64-Core 767 48% 767 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.8% 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 (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 173 Parallax 171 129% 168 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 158 Splatting 115 105% 129 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% 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% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 292 280 281 282 281 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 1,354 Write 794 Mixed 355 SusWrite 317 155% 705 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 69.7 187% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 799 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 268 268% 447 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 244%
WD Blue 500GB-$90 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 50GB free Firmware: X41000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 308 306 293 179 36 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 480 Mixed 346 SusWrite 258 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 54.1 194% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 253 209% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 107%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 50GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 277 261 259 253 255 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 487 Mixed 374 SusWrite 286 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 54.6 196% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 255 215% 314 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: 2660 1000 1006 1003 1008 983 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,012 Write 1,019 Mixed 680 SusWrite 1,276 225% 997 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 31.9 170% 83 MB/s	DQ Read 59.5 DQ Write 1055 DQ Mixed 1,617 937% 911 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 284%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 519GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 150 150 151 151 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 125 Write 125 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 150 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.5 141% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$90 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 143 142 144 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 132 Write 142 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 142 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.8% 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 @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 29.4 96% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 26.7 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 93.6% 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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,383x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,826x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	777x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	728x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	644x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	511x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	344x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	251x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	191x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	180x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	166x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $623

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16