MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	83.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	35.5 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190826
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '20 at 08:34
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1174 105% 885 Pts	64-Core 1,167 72% 1,167 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% EVGA(3842 1667) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3725 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 95.9 Parallax 90.8 86% 97.6 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 91 Splatting 81.6 79% 98.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,395 Write 1,467 Mixed 1,184 370% 1,682 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 85.5 294% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 980 DQ Write 1,407 DQ Mixed 1,009 814% 1,132 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 112GB free Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 56 57 58 57 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 474 Write 263 Mixed 276 SusWrite 76.9 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 30.7 147% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 170 150% 223 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 87%
WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2010)-$60 12,460 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 293GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 67 68 68 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 67 Write 67 Mixed 47 SusWrite 66.9 46% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 48%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 466GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 123 124 124 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 131 Write 120 Mixed 78 SusWrite 123 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 69%
Seagate ST380811AS 80GB-$99 2,717 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 74GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 70 71 71 70 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 69.2 Write 34.5 Mixed 42 SusWrite 69.7 40% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 8502 2666 C16 Series 029E CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 40GB 2300, 2300, 2300, 2300 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.7% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 24.8 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 25 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns

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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	2,352x
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