MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '19 at 05:54
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	69%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$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 (100^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 123 2-Core 248 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 714 76% 604 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Patriot Flare 60GB 647 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM21.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,933 Write 73.2 Mixed 130 425% 2,046 MB/s	4K Read 653 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.6 994% 220 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 86%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 93 92 93 94 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 125 Write 131 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 92.5 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 87%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 81GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 50 48 49 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 45.3 Write 44.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 49.1 31% 42.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 56%
Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 320GB-$40 17,642 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 226GB free Firmware: ES2OA70F SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 65 65 64 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 81.7 Write 74 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 64 48% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 46%
WD 3200BMV External 320GB 822 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 167GB free, PID 0704 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 42 42 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 36.3 Write 39.3 Mixed 27 SusWrite 40.6 49% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 859B BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FBD2 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	85.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 25.6 86% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 34.4 SC Mixed 26 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 85%

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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	2,354x
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 $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 $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