MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.6% 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	114% 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	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '22 at 09:13
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 as expected (45^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 87.1 1-Core 132 2-Core 266 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 811 78% 645 Pts	64-Core 1,095 68% 1,095 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.3.1 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.6% Average	Lighting 58.9 Reflection 60.3 Parallax 84.2 48% 67.8 fps	MRender 63.3 Gravity 69.7 Splatting 44.3 47% 59.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS1TMTE110S 1TB 969 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 763GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0419AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 250 177 240 201 229 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 1,416 Write 83.4 Mixed 959 SusWrite 231 147% 672 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 35.8 4K Mixed 16.5 94% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 28.2 111% 247 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 242%
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$30 12,548 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 19GB free Firmware: P0330AA Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 508 Write 421 Mixed 368 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 49.2 164% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 250 208% 300 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 914GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 183 185 185 186 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 147 Mixed 82 SusWrite 184 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 193 196 193 196 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 110 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 194 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB 1,538 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.5 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 93%

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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	2,355x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,790x
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	508x

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