MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '19 at 17:21
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 219 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 760 74% 608 Pts	64-Core 1,033 64% 1,033 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.4% Very good	Lighting 91.6 Reflection 96.4 Parallax 83.5 75% 90.5 fps	MRender 86.5 Gravity 85.4 Splatting 88 71% 86.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 288 289 281 258 235 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 467 Write 280 Mixed 237 SusWrite 276 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 32.7 121% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 240 207% 308 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 188 191 202 202 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 158 Mixed 85 SusWrite 196 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
SDHC Card 32GB 13,791 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 14GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 17 19 19 18 19 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 43 Write 3.3 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 16.4 18% 17.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.1 109% 3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 33%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 26GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 29 35 36 44 40 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 132 Write 39.5 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 33.8 64% 59.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 2.6 140% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 7,607 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.7% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 20.6 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 20 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 113%

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Gaming 93%

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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	2,352x
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