MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	102% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '18 at 14:30
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 165 2-Core 331 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 660 8-Core 965 101% 813 Pts	64-Core 969 60% 969 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 237GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1687 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 280 (B1) Unknown 99 99 6 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 36 43 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 120 (F1) Unknown 99 99 7815260080	102% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 403 Mixed 410 98% 440 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 34.6 160% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 107 106% 174 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 131%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 287GB free Firmware: D005DEM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 96 73 39652776 (03) Spinup time 98 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 6021 (05) Reallocated sector count 92 92 164 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 9003064828 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 10579 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5835 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 65535 (BC) Unknown 100 1 4295038858 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 46 555745313 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 52 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 13 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 11335 (C2) HDA temperature 33 54 90194313249 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 49 44 39652776 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 114 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 114 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 569 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -66400194385925 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3461392566 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2450935669 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	35.6% Below average	Read 65.1 Write 58.8 Mixed 57.4 45% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 0.96 4K Mixed 0.32 68% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 43%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 71GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 62 (03) Spinup time 152 145 1383 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5716 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8695 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1856 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 171 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 127 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 15274 (C2) HDA temperature 111 91 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	33.8% Below average	Read 57.6 Write 60 Mixed 57.6 44% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.22 70% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 499GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 96.4 Write 97.7 Mixed 89 121% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 2.11 4K Mixed 0.24 82% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 45%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 2,039 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 431GB free, PID a009 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 98.7 Write 100 Mixed 74.9 116% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.19 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 19,779 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 25.9 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 29.3 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 96%

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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	2,352x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,783x
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	636x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	507x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	338x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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