MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	118% 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	349% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '20 at 04:21
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 87.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 262 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 798 77% 637 Pts	64-Core 951 59% 951 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 149 Parallax 161 128% 156 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 132 Splatting 107 112% 142 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 246GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1919 1874 1785 1760 1387 1679 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,646 Write 2121 Mixed 1,130 SusWrite 1734 426% 1,908 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 82.9 296% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,151 DQ Write 925 DQ Mixed 1007 762% 1,028 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 393%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 72GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 400 400 386 332 293 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 423 Mixed 281 SusWrite 369 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 59.9 4K Mixed 37.7 118% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 285 232% 329 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 117%
Intel SSDSC2CW180A 2TB 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 463 475 483 477 484 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 507 Write 478 Mixed 434 SusWrite 472 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 63.7 209% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZRX 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZRX 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.2% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 21.4 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 20.3 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 106%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) - $125

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,362x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,796x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	769x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	721x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	641x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	508x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	339x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $21Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16