MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	30.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '22 at 19:22
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 76.6 1-Core 110 2-Core 202 73% 129 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 307 46% 335 Pts	64-Core 335 21% 335 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 41.6 Parallax 40.4 35% 41.6 fps	MRender 36.7 Gravity 42.7 Splatting 28 29% 35.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 33%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3) 32,403 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B61) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	6.16% Terrible	Lighting 6.6 Reflection 7.1 Parallax 7.8 5% 7.17 fps	MRender 9.4 Gravity 6.6 Splatting 11.4 8% 9.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.16% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: UI190000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 13 12 9.5 7 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 306 Write 88.9 Mixed 85.1 SusWrite 13.5 27% 123 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 19.8 4K Mixed 13.9 51% 16.3 MB/s	DQ Read 20 DQ Write 40.7 DQ Mixed 17.7 17% 26.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 52%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 27GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 3.4 14 80 55 20 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.6% Below average	Read 250 Write 96.6 Mixed 196 SusWrite 66.9 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 14.1 69% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 31.5 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 24.1 31% 52.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 85%
Fujitsu MHV2160BT PL 160GB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 19GB free Firmware: 00000050 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 15.2 Write 16.9 Mixed 13.7 SusWrite 22.2 13% 17 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 85% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 18%
Toshiba MK2552GSX 250GB-$47 2,386 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 26GB free Firmware: LV011C SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 32.8 Write 33.6 Mixed 22.4 SusWrite 34 23% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 4x4GB 355 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 20.7 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 16.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 100%

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

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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	1,787x
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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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