MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181112
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '21 at 23:18
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 141 2-Core 278 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 847 85% 693 Pts	64-Core 1,044 65% 1,044 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 169 Parallax 170 137% 169 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 145 Splatting 126 120% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,514 Write 1,852 Mixed 1,430 427% 1,932 MB/s	4K Read 64.8 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 87.8 296% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,404 DQ Write 1,150 DQ Mixed 1238 938% 1,264 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 35GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 132 115 107 113 106 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 468 Mixed 222 SusWrite 152 75% 339 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 43.7 177% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 283 231% 328 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 117%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 193 189 192 193 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 204 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 192 109% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 139 139 139 139 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 97 Write 137 Mixed 84 SusWrite 136 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.8 233% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 24.6 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 24.6 74% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 97%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,354x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,789x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	765x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	717x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	638x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	507x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	338x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	247x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	379x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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