MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	117% 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	96.5% 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	36GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 36GB 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	33.6 GB free of 36 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2880 x 1620 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '18 at 16:03
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 103% 192 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 930 99% 790 Pts	64-Core 964 60% 964 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 159 Parallax 151 130% 156 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 149 Splatting 117 106% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Biwin SSD 253GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0815B SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 273 222 273 206 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 273 Mixed 279 SusWrite 242 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 43.8 164% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 183 164% 248 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 96%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 5,796 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 11 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	8.68% Terrible	Read 30.3 Write 6.7 Mixed 9 SusWrite 11.1 16% 14.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.68% Great: 9%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 325GB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 55 55 55 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 61.4 Write 55.3 Mixed 44.9 SusWrite 54.2 72% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C16 Series Kingston KHX2133C14/8G 8502 PSD44G240082 36GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2072, 2072, 2072, 2072 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.2% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 21.2 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 22.3 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 93%

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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	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 $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 $269	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