MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	11.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '20 at 09:18
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 914 92% 746 Pts	64-Core 1,231 76% 1,231 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 4100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 38 7.4 58 55 21 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	11.3% Very poor	Read 113 Write 164 Mixed 19 SusWrite 41.1 19% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 15 4K Mixed 1.2 10% 5.6 MB/s	DQ Read 47.4 DQ Write 13.7 DQ Mixed 35.1 25% 32.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 100%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 89GB free Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 249 304 250 251 309 MB/s Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	82% Excellent	Read 281 Write 110 Mixed 247 SusWrite 277 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 30.9 143% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 152 143% 216 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 91%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 277GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 67 66 68 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 90.7 Write 96.2 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 67.7 60% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 100%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 132GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 75 72 73 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	44% Average	Read 79.2 Write 73.2 Mixed 46 SusWrite 73.6 50% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 1,777 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 30.5 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 31.8 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%

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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	2,354x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,789x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	765x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	717x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	638x
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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	379x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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