MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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.
Boot Drive	365% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '19 at 21:53
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 790 82% 661 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 192 Parallax 191 144% 186 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 178 Splatting 121 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 460GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1595 1132 1181 1207 1207 1197 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	365% Outstanding	Read 3,374 Write 2,509 Mixed 1,977 SusWrite 1,253 508% 2,278 MB/s	4K Read 70.7 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 90.7 303% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,400 DQ Write 1,279 DQ Mixed 1,371 1,020% 1,350 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 365% Great: 445%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 277GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 488 488 488 411 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 488 Mixed 456 SusWrite 441 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 61.3 208% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 115GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 284 283 278 282 280 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 488 Mixed 462 SusWrite 310 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 61.4 209% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
Asmt 2115 500GB 474 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 210GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 396 396 396 394 392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 367 Write 361 Mixed 357 SusWrite 395 84% 370 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 29.7 96% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 84.3 83% 132 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 76%
Asmt 2115 2TB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 442GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 394 394 393 392 391 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 370 Write 368 Mixed 348 SusWrite 393 84% 370 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 29.7 95% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 92.4 87% 134 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.6% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 21.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 23.7 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 103%

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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	2,356x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,791x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	766x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	718x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	639x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	508x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	338x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
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	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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