MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	40.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '18 at 04:53
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 800 83% 670 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 124 Parallax 104 96% 116 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 107 Splatting 106 86% 105 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZMTE256HMHP-000MV 256GB 2,854 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT41M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 41 43 42 43 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 308 Write 53.2 Mixed 94 SusWrite 42.7 27% 124 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 18.3 4K Mixed 18.1 73% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 19.7 DQ Mixed 35.3 39% 70.1 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 80%
OCZ SOLID3 120GB 1,720 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 38GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 97 95 96 93 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 156 Write 121 Mixed 136 SusWrite 93.4 28% 127 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 32.1 149% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 116 90% 123 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 61%
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB 8,604 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 26GB free Firmware: UG3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 45 4.2 4.6 109 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 456 Write 291 Mixed 37 SusWrite 43 45% 207 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.1 38% 9.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 57%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: ML6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 97 102 101 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 118 Write 120 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 98.4 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 27.4 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 26.2 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 88%

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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	2,352x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,784x
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	636x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	507x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	338x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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