MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170904
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '19 at 09:15
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	15%

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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 i5-8400-$126 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 241 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 659 72% 572 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2608 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 157 Parallax 133 117% 144 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 143 Splatting 117 103% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,701 Write 1,026 Mixed 650 247% 1,126 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 74.6 255% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1507 DQ Write 950 DQ Mixed 921 769% 1,126 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 59GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 248 118 111 109 108 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 370 Mixed 389 SusWrite 189 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 59.6 201% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 816 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 729GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 426 459 473 471 472 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 460 Mixed 402 SusWrite 456 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 48.4 171% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 132%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 154GB free Firmware: Q0606B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 5.9 22 50 15 14 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.8% Below average	Read 401 Write 372 Mixed 283 SusWrite 77 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 10.4 4K Mixed 0.6 44% 12.1 MB/s	DQ Read 90.9 DQ Write 11 DQ Mixed 0.7 13% 34.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$38 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 28.9 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 29.5 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 107%

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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 $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,371x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,808x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	773x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	723x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	643x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	509x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	341x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	250x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	190x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	180x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $628

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16