MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	124% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200608
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 14:47
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 715 77% 610 Pts	64-Core 672 42% 672 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 283GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 314 314 303 302 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 492 Mixed 442 SusWrite 322 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 63.8 219% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 30GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 308 307 308 308 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 485 Mixed 396 SusWrite 305 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 62.4 221% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$88 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 163 162 163 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 102 Write 136 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 162 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 285GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 112 112 111 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 117 Write 95.8 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 112 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 29.8 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 28.8 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,354x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,788x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	764x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	717x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	637x
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 $95Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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