MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	100% 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	97.3% 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	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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 23:43
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	8%

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 i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 924 96% 773 Pts	64-Core 919 57% 919 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 140 Parallax 120 106% 130 fps	MRender 98.6 Gravity 124 Splatting 105 89% 109 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 2,182 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 194 16 48 61 26 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 439 Mixed 428 SusWrite 89.3 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 50.1 194% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 431 DQ Mixed 168 162% 245 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 108%
AMD Radeon R3 120GB 3,248 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 109GB free Firmware: P0422C SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 58 59 59 59 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 474 Write 348 Mixed 330 SusWrite 98.7 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 45.9 164% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 218 182% 262 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 181 180 181 182 183 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 144 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 181 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 851GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 204 203 203 204 202 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 104 Write 138 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 202 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.6 302% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD 2x8GB 5,640 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 32.9 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 27 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 89%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,361x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,794x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	769x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	720x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	641x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	508x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	339x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $629

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16