MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% 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	319% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '20 at 14:37
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 151 2-Core 304 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 964 97% 786 Pts	64-Core 1,195 74% 1,195 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 149 Parallax 159 129% 155 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 129 Splatting 104 112% 142 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2195 653 608 612 613 612 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,501 Write 2160 Mixed 1,366 SusWrite 882 385% 1,727 MB/s	4K Read 72.2 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 101 349% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,396 DQ Write 1,182 DQ Mixed 1,275 959% 1,284 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 340%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 153GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 332 332 330 331 330 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 412 Write 328 Mixed 302 SusWrite 331 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 44.6 163% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 183 155% 221 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 4,565 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3031 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 26.4 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 30.2 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 102%

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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%

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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 $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 $273	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 $179	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