MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '18 at 17:43
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$198 746,287 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 (95^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 847 86% 695 Pts	64-Core 1,124 70% 1,124 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366); AMD Radeon RX 580 Sapphire Nitro+ 8 Go CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.10.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Lighting 71.6 Reflection 73.4 Parallax 90.2 58% 78.4 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 59 54% 66.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 287 288 294 292 294 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 328 Mixed 312 SusWrite 292 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 34.3 161% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 250 202% 285 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 128%
SanDisk Extreme II 240GB-$110 3,009 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 47GB free Firmware: R1311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 438 410 351 342 329 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 463 Mixed 249 SusWrite 387 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 38.2 160% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 151 161% 268 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 556GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 136 135 135 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 159 Mixed 104 SusWrite 136 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 49GB free Firmware: CR100-13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 48 48 48 48 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 45.7 Write 53.8 Mixed 20.3 SusWrite 48.5 31% 42.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33 14,163 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 22.8 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 25.6 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 95%

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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 $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,348x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,779x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	763x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	716x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	636x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	506x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	337x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	247x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $41Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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