MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.1% 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	44.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	19.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '19 at 00:32
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 86.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 821 81% 663 Pts	64-Core 1,007 62% 1,007 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.1% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 105 Parallax 107 98% 111 fps	MRender 152 Gravity 109 Splatting 87.8 92% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 1TB 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 828GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 376 391 401 401 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 204 Write 109 Mixed 89 SusWrite 332 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 19.6 4K Mixed 11.4 51% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 15.5 DQ Write 16.8 DQ Mixed 15.9 12% 16.1 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 103%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 75GB free Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 215 184 200 199 207 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 1,374 Write 333 Mixed 368 SusWrite 208 124% 571 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 43.5 169% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 434 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 298 247% 356 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 193%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 528GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 165 170 162 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 164 Mixed 112 SusWrite 166 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 403GB free Firmware: MS1OA7S0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 179 182 186 186 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 178 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 182 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 426GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 165 137 171 177 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 135 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 167 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 130% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 103%
USB Flash Drive 16GB 1,242 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 13GB free, PID 5598 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 6.9 6 5.8 6.3 5.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 8 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 5.9 14% 14.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.6 158% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2133 C14 Series 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 8502 2133 C14 Series 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.3% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 21.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21.5 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 70%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,232 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,352x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,784x
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 $129Bench 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 $184	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) $35	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