MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '19 at 03:32
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 86 1-Core 132 2-Core 253 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 714 74% 594 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.3% Above average	Lighting 63.5 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 55.6 52% 61.3 fps	MRender 62.9 Gravity 59.1 Splatting 62.1 50% 61.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$22 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 210 199 217 217 217 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 395 Write 327 Mixed 321 SusWrite 216 71% 315 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 22.9 115% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 137 135% 210 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 91%
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 12GB free Firmware: 04.04V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 92 92 89 97 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 89.2 Write 92.7 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 93.9 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 199 199 199 200 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 162 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 198 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$26 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 23GB free Firmware: 05.06H05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 35 36 36 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	24.9% Poor	Read 50.7 Write 48.7 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 35.8 32% 43.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 59%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 78GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 93 92 93 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 83 Write 74.5 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 92.6 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66.6% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 20.5 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 17.3 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 95%

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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%

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	1,783x
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 $76Bench 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 $46

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