MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	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	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 (59^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 876 89% 720 Pts	64-Core 1,111 69% 1,111 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.8% 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 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2727 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 140 Parallax 134 105% 134 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 132 Splatting 112 98% 120 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 347GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 584 595 588 590 585 586 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^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: 199% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 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: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 393GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 421 426 432 434 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^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: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 877GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 180 183 185 183 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^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: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 144 150 150 145 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th 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: 109%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 524GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 116 117 117 116 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th 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: 16% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB 6,011 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd 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: 65% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 113%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,366x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,801x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	771x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	723x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	642x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	509x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	340x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	249x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	188x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	180x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $634

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16