MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.9% 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	91.1% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	7.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '21 at 22:10
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^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 way below expectations (11^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 84.7 1-Core 127 2-Core 246 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 557 64% 498 Pts	64-Core 578 36% 578 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (63 fps cap detected)	50.9% Above average	Lighting 62.9 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 58.8 51% 61.6 fps	MRender 62.1 Gravity 64.5 Splatting 58.8 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 119 57 102 88 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 700 Write 232 Mixed 238 SusWrite 97.7 69% 317 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 20.7 125% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 657 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 258 246% 397 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 144%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 310GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 450 466 456 464 471 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 466 Mixed 395 SusWrite 460 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 43.7 159% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 388GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 57 68 58 63 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 54.8 Write 2 Mixed 56 SusWrite 64.6 33% 44.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 116% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 4,782 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.5% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 21.6 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 18.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 96%

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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%

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Workstation 85%

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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 $15	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