MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '18 at 06:43
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 116 2-Core 233 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 468 62% 467 Pts	64-Core 465 29% 465 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341A) CLim: 1343 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.9% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 59.8 Parallax 62.4 37% 55.9 fps	MRender 60.6 Gravity 45.2 Splatting 50.8 42% 52.2 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2211 240GB-$90 1,866 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS221016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 336 204 229 259 242 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 408 Mixed 327 SusWrite 271 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 42.2 163% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 179 176% 279 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 348GB free Firmware: 0003LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 96 96 95 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 92.4 Write 92.9 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 95.6 60% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.5% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18.5 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 19.9 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 62%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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) $35	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