MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	64% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	119% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '18 at 10:34
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 103% 191 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 964 98% 794 Pts	64-Core 1,191 74% 1,191 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8504) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1542 MHz, MLim: 1852 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	64% Good	Lighting 79.9 Reflection 84.9 Parallax 83.6 65% 82.8 fps	MRender 82.3 Gravity 77.4 Splatting 69.7 62% 76.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 234 222 206 215 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 493 Mixed 390 SusWrite 245 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 63.9 218% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 395GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 90 91 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 110 Write 104 Mixed 101 SusWrite 90.9 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 131GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 120 120 123 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 132 Write 113 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 122 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 74%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 6GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 7.7 10 12 12 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 120 Write 4.5 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 9.4 37% 40.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.9 249% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 26.3 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 26.1 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 88%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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