MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170904
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '18 at 21:55
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 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 (75^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 269 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 788 77% 634 Pts	64-Core 1,129 70% 1,129 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 193 Parallax 189 148% 188 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 172 Splatting 121 111% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 14086 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 478 (B1) Unknown 84 84 78 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 35 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 145 (F1) Unknown 99 99 24877939504
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 218GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 109 99 21262909 (03) Spinup time 94 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3542 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 18068705983 (09) Power-on hours count 46 46 47423 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1676 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 38 5730024816672 (C2) HDA temperature 32 62 64424509472 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 28 12 21262909 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 99724845697589 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3210009452 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3589653600	49.5% Average	Read 89.4 Write 83.1 Mixed 94.5 67% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.32 4K Mixed 0.36 82% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 29.7 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 29 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 117%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	2,353x
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 $42Bench 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 $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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