MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200608
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 12:27
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 135 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 846 83% 681 Pts	64-Core 1,103 68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1840 Write 1,040 Mixed 761 266% 1,214 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 61 225% 83 MB/s	DQ Read 1,155 DQ Write 789 DQ Mixed 771 630% 905 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 20GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 504 Write 480 Mixed 399 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 64 215% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 40GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 58 54 53 52 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 51.7 Write 54.3 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 54.1 36% 49.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 62%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 117GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 179 180 176 178 179 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 169 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 177 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 185 178 184 185 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 146 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 182 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 39GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 116 117 113 117 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 58.2 Write 64 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 115 53% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 120% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D26BFSB.16FD 1x16GB 752 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	49.2% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 14.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 17.3 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 54%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,243 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

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