MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	90% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	233% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '20 at 15:52
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i7-8700K-$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)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 158 2-Core 309 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 847 89% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,092 68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 114 Parallax 105 94% 112 fps	MRender 95.9 Gravity 103 Splatting 101 82% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 536 341 335 337 333 332 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 2,431 Write 1,472 Mixed 1258 SusWrite 369 306% 1,383 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 75.7 252% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 982 DQ Write 582 DQ Mixed 347 375% 637 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 280%
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 304GB free Firmware: CS900J13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 49 53 49 49 49 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 418 Write 247 Mixed 365 SusWrite 94 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 40.3 140% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 206 180% 264 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 96%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 429GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 165 165 166 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 153 Mixed 104 SusWrite 164 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 224GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 173 176 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 188 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 175 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB 6,222 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 31.2 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 32.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%

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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 $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 $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