MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.9% 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	206% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '18 at 11:58
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 857 83% 683 Pts	64-Core 1116 69% 1116 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 290X 3,695 User benchmarks, average bench 49% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 59 Parallax 82.3 53% 68.6 fps	MRender 59.2 Gravity 56.1 Splatting 76.3 54% 63.9 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 647 323 321 314 309 310 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,962 Write 1347 Mixed 516 SusWrite 371 231% 1049 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 54 199% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,063 DQ Write 920 DQ Mixed 659 585% 880 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 236%
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 167GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 269 268 269 269 267 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 437 Write 272 Mixed 268 SusWrite 268 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 36.4 140% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 180 165% 255 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 91%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 868GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 170 171 169 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 176 Mixed 29 SusWrite 170 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 2 370% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%
Seagate ST3500321CS 500GB 602 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 465GB free Firmware: SC14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 84 84 82 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 81.5 Write 83.5 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 83 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 47%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 735GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 108 107 108 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 105 Write 103 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 107 117% 88 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.8% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 19.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 22.9 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 95%

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 85%

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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 $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