MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '18 at 08:54
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 243 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 818 74% 626 Pts	64-Core 1,117 69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 74.9 Parallax 73.1 59% 73.5 fps	MRender 80.7 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 56.8 55% 68.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-128L9S-11 2.5 7mm 128GB 1,166 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: HC7110B SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 312 317 302 309 313 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 317 Mixed 253 SusWrite 310 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 32.6 132% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 188 180% 284 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 97%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 141 140 142 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 153 Write 134 Mixed 105 SusWrite 141 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 85%
WD WD1001FAES-60Z2A0 1TB 11,642 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 580GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 118 117 117 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 120 Write 114 Mixed 76 SusWrite 117 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 75%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 476GB free Firmware: JP4OA3BF SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 133 132 133 133 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 127 Write 120 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 132 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 74%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 930GB free Firmware: GKAOA70M SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 82 83 83 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 81 Write 82.5 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 82.5 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$169 2,908 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.9% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 12.6 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 15 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 89%

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

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,352x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,785x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	764x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	717x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	636x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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