MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	113% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190404
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '20 at 00:41
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 908 85% 706 Pts	64-Core 1,120 69% 1,120 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 122 Parallax 138 104% 129 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 110 Splatting 100 102% 130 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 424 457 416 463 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 464 Mixed 321 SusWrite 443 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 50.8 164% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 231 198% 295 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 120%
Samsung 840 Evo 750GB-$310 3,724 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 688GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 467 407 385 406 408 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 491 Mixed 332 SusWrite 424 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 59.6 203% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 238 212% 321 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 458GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 109 105 109 109 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 120 Write 106 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 108 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 84%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 859GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 90 87 89 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 74.5 Write 71.8 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 88.8 51% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 57%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 175 174 171 175 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 173 Mixed 112 SusWrite 174 216% 162 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 1.1 478% 10 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 12.1 DQ Mixed 0.8 441% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 2x8GB 4,516 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 25.8 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 32.8 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 111%

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Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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