MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	153% 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	115% 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	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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181112
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '19 at 17:24
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 146 2-Core 277 97% 212 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 921 88% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,167 72% 1,167 Pts
Poor: 76% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 220 Parallax 235 173% 222 fps	MRender 244 Gravity 200 Splatting 132 151% 192 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 188 180 171 168 163 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 1,010 Write 162 Mixed 300 SusWrite 173 89% 411 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 42.7 157% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 525 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 188 178% 290 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 185%
OCZ VERTEX3 60GB 3,574 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 45GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 77 77 77 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 427 Write 78.3 Mixed 126 SusWrite 76.7 38% 177 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 39.1 143% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 78.1 DQ Mixed 90.6 68% 91.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 70%
TEAML5Lite3D1T 1TB 1,722 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 231GB free Firmware: Q0410A SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 461 185 140 140 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 473 Mixed 411 SusWrite 254 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 57 192% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 127 159% 282 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 181 183 183 182 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 151 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 182 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 353GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 136 138 142 137 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 138 Write 131 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 136 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 112%

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Desktop 91%

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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	1,785x
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 $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 $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) $30	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