MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	148% 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	136% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '18 at 18:56
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 243 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 734 76% 612 Pts	64-Core 734 45% 734 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 201 Reflection 218 Parallax 216 164% 212 fps	MRender 249 Gravity 202 Splatting 133 152% 194 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 257 388 573 425 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 857 Write 408 Mixed 377 SusWrite 368 111% 503 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 47.7 178% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 521 DQ Write 566 DQ Mixed 221 256% 436 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 185%
OCZ VERTEX3 60GB 3,574 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 23GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 75 75 72 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 379 Write 79.2 Mixed 124 SusWrite 74.1 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 40 145% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 78.9 DQ Mixed 89.8 67% 90.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 90GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 104 105 104 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 106 Write 113 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 104 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 22.7 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 23.9 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 83%

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

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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	765x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	717x
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 $90Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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