MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% 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	296% 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	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200608
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '22 at 03:37
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$219 746,287 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 (93^rd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 275 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 927 89% 732 Pts	64-Core 1,169 72% 1,169 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 6520) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 112 Parallax 125 99% 119 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 111 Splatting 104 104% 132 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB512HBJQ-000H1 512GB 17,828 User benchmarks, average bench 240% 364GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS0NEXF SusWrite @10s intervals: 1073 819 816 821 828 824 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2,664 Write 2,310 Mixed 1,862 SusWrite 864 430% 1,925 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 87.6 289% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,230 DQ Write 881 DQ Mixed 1,045 783% 1052 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 306%
Samsung SM871 2.5 7mm 512GB 1,033 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 299GB free Firmware: EMM03D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 481 488 486 484 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 460 Mixed 358 SusWrite 485 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 63.6 221% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 123%
Kingston SHFR200960G 960GB 525 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 653GB free Firmware: 000056R8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 302 183 147 181 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 488 Mixed 380 SusWrite 229 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 46.2 173% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 186 171% 262 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 402GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 146 142 150 149 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 94.2 Write 132 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 139 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 614GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 163 160 159 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 152 Mixed 111 SusWrite 161 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 386GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 139 138 139 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 153 Mixed 111 SusWrite 137 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 616GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 142 143 143 143 143 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 165 Write 161 Mixed 92.1 SusWrite 142 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 KHX3200C16D4/8GX 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 28.9 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.7 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 97%

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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 $219Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,356x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,791x
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	639x
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	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $867

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 $40	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