MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '21 at 00:09
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 (81^st percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 259 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 750 79% 634 Pts	64-Core 770 48% 770 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 146 Parallax 148 119% 146 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 129 Splatting 114 112% 141 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 468 Write 354 Mixed 226 77% 349 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 13.5 72% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 17.4 51% 110 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 71%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 137GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 482 477 478 467 408 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 476 Mixed 379 SusWrite 465 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 66.4 227% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2231 2300 2303 1902 1425 1406 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	388% Outstanding	Read 2,588 Write 2,344 Mixed 1,492 SusWrite 1,928 468% 2,088 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 93.5 311% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,774 DQ Write 1378 DQ Mixed 1,520 1,152% 1,558 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 388% Great: 435%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 940GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 133 136 138 138 137 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 154 Write 156 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 136 87% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 8,888 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 33.2 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.9 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

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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