MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	80.8% 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	274% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '21 at 18:59
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 (84^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 778 82% 654 Pts	64-Core 743 46% 743 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.8% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 107 Parallax 96.8 83% 102 fps	MRender 91.5 Gravity 97 Splatting 93.5 77% 94 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$154 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 853GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1357 989 1104 1117 1088 1172 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 2,490 Write 2,030 Mixed 1,375 SusWrite 1,138 392% 1,758 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 65.1 217% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,546 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 281 348% 657 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 372%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 59GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 235 150 125 142 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 430 Write 426 Mixed 300 SusWrite 194 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 38 125% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 173 121% 152 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 107%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 182GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 272 274 274 274 270 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 398 Mixed 385 SusWrite 288 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 58.2 4K Mixed 43.5 157% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 97.4 DQ Mixed 178 147% 218 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 630GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 106 107 108 108 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 152 Write 107 Mixed 80 SusWrite 106 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 739GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 132 134 133 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 132 Write 129 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 131 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 109%
Verbatim STORE N GO 32GB 3,394 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 25GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 18 18 18 17 16 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	9.98% Terrible	Read 24.5 Write 14.4 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 16.9 19% 15.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 50% 2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 9.98% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 27.8 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 28.1 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 103%

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 85%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,356x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,792x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	766x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	718x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	640x
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 $48Bench 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: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $706

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16