MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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.
Boot Drive	220% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190404
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '22 at 05:11
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$186 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 252 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 748 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 1,010 62% 1,010 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% ASRock(1849 5222) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 22.9.2 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 137 Parallax 288 109% 186 fps	MRender 232 Gravity 147 Splatting 203 159% 194 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$104 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 618 295 286 284 284 279 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 2,276 Write 1,407 Mixed 1,221 SusWrite 341 290% 1,311 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 70.6 231% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 970 DQ Write 657 DQ Mixed 886 642% 838 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 280%
Gloway FER120GS3-S7 120GB 440 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 28GB free Firmware: V0112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 29 26 28 30 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 399 Write 237 Mixed 249 SusWrite 41.5 51% 232 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 13.4 62% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 4.3 DQ Mixed 20.2 26% 49.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 94%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 99GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 116 119 121 124 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 404 Write 124 Mixed 190 SusWrite 120 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 35.6 133% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 119 102% 152 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 79%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 420GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 129 130 131 129 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 175 Write 142 Mixed 96.3 SusWrite 129 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$41 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 275GB free Firmware: MK7ONS01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 135 134 134 134 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 134 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 83%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 358GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 132 134 133 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 133 Write 126 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 132 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 101%
Seagate USB 3TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 190 190 194 199 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 131 Mixed 82 SusWrite 191 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 2,267 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 28.9 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 26.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 102%

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,393x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,831x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	782x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	734x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	646x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	512x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	345x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	251x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	193x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	383x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	180x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $34Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	166x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48