MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181112
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '19 at 01:44
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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 above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 810 79% 646 Pts	64-Core 877 54% 877 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B61) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6861 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.94% Terrible	Lighting 8.2 Reflection 11.8 Parallax 8.53 7% 9.53 fps	MRender 11.6 Gravity 7.7 Splatting 17 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.94% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 154 Parallax 145 132% 154 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 136 Splatting 107 111% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,215 Write 1,099 Mixed 1,021 317% 1,445 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 76.3 251% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 1,170 DQ Mixed 1,002 774% 1,048 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB-$71 14,401 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 699GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 99 99 99 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 114 Write 102 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 98.8 68% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 148GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 128 129 129 129 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 166 Write 136 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 129 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.7 449% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 856GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 111 112 113 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 110 Write 108 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 111 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 62%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 279GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 97 97 97 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 174 Write 192 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 96.9 88% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 207 208 201 204 207 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 145 Write 170 Mixed 69 SusWrite 203 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 210 212 211 209 209 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 147 Write 187 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 208 111% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB 4,554 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.2% Good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 21.2 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 18.8 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 97%

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Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

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 $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 $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 $300	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