MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190826
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '20 at 17:57
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 269 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 872 87% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,121 69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 103 Parallax 95.6 87% 102 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 96.8 Splatting 83.1 80% 99.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 106 72 61 58 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 458 Mixed 272 SusWrite 97.7 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 51.2 185% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 172 181% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 233GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 285 288 279 260 269 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 506 Write 480 Mixed 406 SusWrite 299 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 62.4 208% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 905GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 120 121 120 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 120 Write 111 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 120 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB 7,608 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 27.2 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 29.4 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 115%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	2,362x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 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 $80Bench 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 $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $638

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