MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% 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	116% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200608
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '21 at 09:42
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 815 85% 681 Pts	64-Core 815 50% 815 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87B8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 270 Parallax 203 191% 236 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 152 Splatting 135 129% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 214 201 196 192 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 489 Mixed 458 SusWrite 219 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 61.5 211% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 148GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 478 480 488 490 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 489 Mixed 467 SusWrite 485 110% 489 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 64.9 220% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 500GB 1,388 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 139GB free Firmware: DEM4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 77 79 80 79 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 74 Write 48.7 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 78.6 47% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 58%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 29.9 Write 30.4 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 21.4 21% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.5 176% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 98%
Seagate Portable 1TB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 247GB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 39.8 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 21.5 24% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 8,888 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 32.2 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 29.1 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	240	27"	1280 720	DELA146 Dell AW2720HF

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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 $134	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