MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.8% 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	94.1% 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	20.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '19 at 20:03
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 127 2-Core 234 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 792 75% 623 Pts	64-Core 1,023 63% 1,023 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.8% Above average	Lighting 69.7 Reflection 72 Parallax 62 57% 67.9 fps	MRender 64.7 Gravity 65.2 Splatting 66.8 54% 65.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$47 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 165GB free Firmware: P1021A SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 58 86 50 61 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 489 Write 428 Mixed 411 SusWrite 89.2 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 43.6 147% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 48.8 DQ Mixed 98.6 86% 134 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 72GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 302 300 299 298 300 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 454 Mixed 440 SusWrite 318 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 52.6 176% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 344 259% 347 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 108 105 108 107 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 454 Mixed 366 SusWrite 140 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 47.3 164% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 346 259% 346 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 635GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 148 150 149 149 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 150 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 148 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.9% Good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 20 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 16.3 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 111%

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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	2,353x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,788x
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	637x
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 $95Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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