MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.9% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '18 at 07:44
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 247 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 810 76% 631 Pts	64-Core 1,068 66% 1,068 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8655) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	60.2% Good	Lighting 75.1 Reflection 78.1 Parallax 66.3 61% 73.2 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 70.3 Splatting 71.1 58% 71 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 62%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 262 269 270 265 267 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 276 Mixed 225 SusWrite 267 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 36.8 144% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 234 200% 295 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x4GB 8,035 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.6% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 10 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 11.4 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,362x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,798x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	771x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	722x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	642x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	509x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	340x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	180x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $638

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16