MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	73.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170904
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '23 at 18:35
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 87.6 1-Core 127 2-Core 257 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 804 80% 652 Pts	64-Core 1,040 64% 1,040 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 148 Parallax 145 124% 149 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 128 Splatting 114 110% 139 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 71 82 53 70 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 453 Write 82.5 Mixed 139 SusWrite 84.9 41% 190 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 32.7 119% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 261 204% 285 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 92GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 302 297 295 296 298 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 439 Mixed 439 SusWrite 300 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 66.4 4K Mixed 46.6 145% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 247 213% 316 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 129%
Sandisk SD8SN8U128G1122 128GB 823 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 79GB free Firmware: X4162000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 84 93 85 96 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 449 Write 313 Mixed 309 SusWrite 112 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 40.1 133% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 232 196% 287 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 94%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 232GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 100 97 100 101 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 118 Write 116 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 99.5 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 227GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 72 70 72 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 68.3 Write 64.9 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 71.5 47% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB 11,542 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.2% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 22.5 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 99%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,360x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,794x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	767x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	719x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	641x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	508x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	339x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16