MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '20 at 03:34
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 882 87% 712 Pts	64-Core 1082 67% 1082 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2167) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.8% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 112 Parallax 107 96% 112 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 101 Splatting 82.5 84% 106 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 350GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 306 300 299 298 293 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 296 Mixed 271 SusWrite 300 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 38.8 159% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 236 204% 303 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 400GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 448 442 448 452 450 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 481 Mixed 431 SusWrite 448 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 59.5 200% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 184GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 447 442 447 452 450 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 492 Mixed 398 SusWrite 448 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 64.1 216% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
PNY SSD2SC480G1CS1754D117-533 480GB 961 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 218GB free Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 405 404 405 405 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 382 Write 402 Mixed 269 SusWrite 405 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 40.2 149% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 190 168% 251 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 344GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 132 135 131 134 133 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 148 Write 131 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 133 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 996GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 100 99 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 94.3 Write 96 Mixed 52 SusWrite 99.3 115% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.4% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.8 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 96%

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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	2,354x
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 $178	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