MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	3.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	257% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '21 at 13:31
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 86.2 1-Core 155 2-Core 307 99% 183 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,204 108% 909 Pts	64-Core 1,205 75% 1,205 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 36EC) 1GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.61% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 4.4 Parallax 4.5 4% 4.43 fps	MRender 4.3 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 4.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.61% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 253GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 763 509 520 522 430 525 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 2,087 Write 1,423 Mixed 658 SusWrite 545 260% 1,178 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 94.2 268% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,330 DQ Write 1,109 DQ Mixed 487 564% 975 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 311%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 83GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 133 134 130 142 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 462 Write 423 Mixed 372 SusWrite 150 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 6.3 108% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 33.1 82% 167 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 86%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 37GB free Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 117 119 116 124 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 397 Write 132 Mixed 164 SusWrite 122 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 19.6 4K Mixed 23.7 84% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 83.5 DQ Write 44.7 DQ Mixed 52.8 42% 60.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 85%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 217GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 125 145 146 144 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 459 Write 345 Mixed 314 SusWrite 179 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 45.2 4K Mixed 19.3 80% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 90.4 DQ Mixed 41 48% 82.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 438GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 169 169 169 167 169 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	72% Very good	Read 84.3 Write 136 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 167 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 76% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 107%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 684GB free Firmware: SBK2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 71 71 75 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 82.4 Write 101 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 71.1 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.5 156% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 67%
HGST HTS 541010A9E680 1TB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 717GB free, PID 8014 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 103 104 102 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 100 Write 97.8 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 103 112% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA851U6CJR6N-VK 859B BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FB HMA851U6CJR6N-VK 859B BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FB 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 26.4 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 27.6 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 88%

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) - $125

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,360x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,793x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	767x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	719x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	641x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	508x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	339x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16