MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.6% 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	254% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '18 at 03:59
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 275 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 879 88% 714 Pts	64-Core 1,122 69% 1,122 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.6% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 112 Parallax 96.4 83% 104 fps	MRender 95.5 Gravity 94.5 Splatting 95.3 78% 95.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1349 309 309 309 312 311 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2405 Write 1467 Mixed 1,157 SusWrite 483 305% 1378 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 80.1 274% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 959 DQ Mixed 990 737% 973 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 280%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 223GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 409 400 424 386 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 379 Write 421 Mixed 295 SusWrite 410 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 39.1 154% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 250 207% 296 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 11GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 4 2.5 3.2 3.5 3.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	5.09% Terrible	Read 21.5 Write 20.5 Mixed 15.8 SusWrite 3.2 19% 15.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 23% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.09% Great: 6%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 106GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 21 21 20 19 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 34.5 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 21 39% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.5 71% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.1% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 19.7 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 22.6 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 107%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,243 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,354x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,789x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	765x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	717x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	638x
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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	379x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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