MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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	72.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200608
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '21 at 00:01
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 283 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 876 86% 705 Pts	64-Core 1,093 68% 1,093 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 147A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 178 Parallax 169 154% 179 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 142 Splatting 120 120% 151 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 214 160 211 183 175 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 469 Write 230 Mixed 153 SusWrite 192 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 61.1 4K Mixed 22.3 106% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 55.8 90% 179 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 85%
SK hynix SC300 M.2 2280 128GB 913 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 109GB free Firmware: 20100P00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 188 188 192 185 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 498 Write 194 Mixed 241 SusWrite 189 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 31.1 116% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 211 162% 226 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 82%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 133GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 91 92 90 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 106 Write 94.5 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 91.1 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 69%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 599GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 150 148 151 149 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 140 Write 153 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 150 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2C3600C20 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMK16GX4M2C3600C20 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 32GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.2% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.1 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.7 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 111%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,249 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,356x
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	638x
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	381x
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 $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