MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	71.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.9% 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	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	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190826
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '19 at 11:46
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 714 75% 603 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Nvidia(10DE 12E1) ≥ 4GB; gtx 1660 ti CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.6% Very good	Lighting 89.3 Reflection 85.9 Parallax 75.8 73% 83.7 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 83.4 Splatting 72.8 69% 86.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD340 256GB-$194 1,962 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN263 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 207 218 218 218 218 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 424 Write 220 Mixed 200 SusWrite 216 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 39.1 144% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 113 113% 180 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 98%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 663GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 43 47 56 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 46.8 Write 46.8 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 51.8 30% 41.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 61% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 512GB free Firmware: SD17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 99 99 100 98 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 108 Write 61.7 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 98.2 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 70%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 303GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 64 63 65 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 64 Write 64.7 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 64.1 44% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 86% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSA.8FAR 04CB DDR4 2400 859B BLS4G4D240FSA.8FAR 16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.8% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 14.8 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 15.8 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 60%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,251 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 $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