MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	221% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 15:27
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 269 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 906 88% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,140 70% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Lighting 76 Reflection 77 Parallax 67 62% 73.3 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 69.9 Splatting 72.2 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 389GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 928 1527 597 598 598 597 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1684 Write 1,613 Mixed 568 SusWrite 808 260% 1,168 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 56.9 204% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,023 DQ Write 862 DQ Mixed 657 570% 847 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 193 192 193 194 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 144 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 193 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 136 135 137 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 133 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2800 C16 Series 2x16GB 410 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 27.7 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 26.9 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 94%

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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	2,354x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,789x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	766x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	718x
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 $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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