MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	90.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	46.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '18 at 08:02
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 as expected (49^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 131 2-Core 262 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 602 70% 547 Pts	64-Core 708 44% 708 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 6678) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.6% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 135 Parallax 115 93% 121 fps	MRender 95.6 Gravity 123 Splatting 100 87% 106 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial C300-CTFDDAC064MAG 64GB 1,591 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 72 71 69 54 MB/s Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.2% Average	Read 277 Write 71.5 Mixed 102 SusWrite 67.6 28% 130 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 53 4K Mixed 12.7 86% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 70.6 DQ Mixed 78.8 74% 119 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 53%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 189GB free Firmware: SBFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 132 136 134 132 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 435 Write 252 Mixed 315 SusWrite 161 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 38.7 146% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 208 176% 255 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 95%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 407GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 47 57 36 45 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	20% Very poor	Read 23.2 Write 31.5 Mixed 20.2 SusWrite 46.2 22% 30.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 78% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 49%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 810GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 65 65 61 62 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 114 Write 102 Mixed 104 SusWrite 63.2 72% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 74%
SAMSUNG SSD 830 Series 256GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 234GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 39 39 38 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 40.8 Write 34 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 39.2 52% 38.5 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 14.6 4K Mixed 11.2 916% 12.1 MB/s	DQ Read 11.4 DQ Write 18.7 DQ Mixed 12.7 1,110% 14.3 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 162%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.3% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.3 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 22.1 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 88%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,242 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

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	2,354x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,789x
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	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 $295	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