MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	222% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	21.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '21 at 20:50
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$300 558,147 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 284 99% 175 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 858 90% 702 Pts	64-Core 1,032 69% 1,032 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$808 665,207 User benchmarks, average bench 137% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2727 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 140 Parallax 134 104% 134 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 132 Splatting 112 104% 120 fps
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 149%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$80 331,062 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 347GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 584 595 588 590 585 586 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 2,327 Write 783 Mixed 392 SusWrite 588 223% 1,022 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 51 183% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,061 DQ Write 578 DQ Mixed 758 580% 799 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 324%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$190 114,584 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 849GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 412 417 424 425 426 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 463 Mixed 405 SusWrite 419 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 66.8 224% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$140 696,417 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 393GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 421 426 432 434 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 485 Mixed 408 SusWrite 428 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 63.6 216% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$40 1,287,629 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 877GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 180 183 185 183 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 172 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 183 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$146 9,245 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 144 150 150 145 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 137 Write 139 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 148 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 244% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 111%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 36,872 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 524GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 116 117 117 116 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 39.7 Write 69.2 Mixed 81 SusWrite 115 57% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.5 134% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB 4,315 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 28.6 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 28.6 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 107%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 8,718 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 58%

Gunboat

Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 53%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) - $134

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 92%, 558,147 samples	2,660x
Core i5-8600KIntel $220Bench 91%, 212,568 samples	2,158x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 84%, 246,199 samples	1,011x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,100,889 samples	1,016x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 799,418 samples	1,014x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,100,904 samples	711x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $66Bench 107%, 556,834 samples	450x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $110Bench 114%, 389,170 samples	315x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $40Bench 103%, 226,388 samples	270x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 82%, 440,698 samples	614x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 86%, 449,592 samples	219x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 75%, 88,595 samples	214x

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Total price: $863

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $180	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-11600K $265	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $215	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16