MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	75.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	6.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 09:52
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 84.3 1-Core 131 2-Core 255 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 811 78% 640 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5170) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	64.3% Good	Lighting 78.2 Reflection 92.6 Parallax 74.2 64% 81.7 fps	MRender 83.6 Gravity 71 Splatting 83.6 65% 79.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 295GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 311 299 272 270 262 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 468 Write 338 Mixed 327 SusWrite 290 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 27.8 105% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 72 DQ Mixed 116 97% 146 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 133%
WD WD30EURX 3TB-$147 1,455 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 148 149 146 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 144 Write 138 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 147 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 591GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 170 170 171 171 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 146 Mixed 111 SusWrite 170 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 11,534 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	48.1% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 14.5 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 10.6 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 64%

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

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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 $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