MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	125% 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.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '21 at 20:54
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 82.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 258 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 844 77% 648 Pts	64-Core 1,108 69% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 165 Parallax 168 137% 167 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 146 Splatting 124 120% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A240G 240GB 5,323 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.G SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 34 37 39 36 34 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 92%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 313GB free Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 708 451 462 463 462 484 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 613 Write 655 Mixed 631 SusWrite 505 136% 601 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 70.7 230% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 814 DQ Write 810 DQ Mixed 1,244 816% 956 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 298%
Hitachi HTS543212L9A300 120GB-$53 262 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 39GB free Firmware: FBBOC40F SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 47 47 47 47 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	26% Poor	Read 43.5 Write 43.3 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 46.8 29% 39.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 29%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA660 500GB 17,638 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 276GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 141 141 141 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 127 Write 121 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 140 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 20GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.7% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 12.1 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 13.7 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 46%

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Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

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	2,352x
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