MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.9% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170904
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '19 at 17:36
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 262 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 792 82% 662 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Lighting 78.1 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 68.3 64% 74.8 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 71 Splatting 72.8 59% 72.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB 5,922 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06H6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 103 97 117 139 120 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 462 Write 249 Mixed 269 SusWrite 115 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 38.6 146% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 139 136% 221 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 366GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 159 161 159 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 126 Mixed 102 SusWrite 160 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 109%
Samsung SSD 840 PRO Seri 256GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 71GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 41 Write 41.3 Mixed 40 SusWrite 42.4 56% 41.2 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 16.7 4K Mixed 13.4 1,066% 13.8 MB/s	DQ Read 12.6 DQ Write 19.7 DQ Mixed 15.3 1,237% 15.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 23.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.9 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 108%

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

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,295 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	2,369x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,804x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	771x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	723x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	643x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	509x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	340x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	250x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	188x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	180x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16