MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (14%). 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	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '18 at 10:06
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 867 86% 703 Pts	64-Core 1,113 69% 1,113 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 3354) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31% Below average	Lighting 39.3 Reflection 27.2 Parallax 33.3 32% 33.3 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 35 Splatting 33.7 29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 851GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 183 181 194 196 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 195 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 188 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.5 429% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 172 170 171 174 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 133 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 172 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IRX2800D464L16S/8G 1x8GB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.3% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 10 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 11.2 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 50%

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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 $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,349x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,781x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	764x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	716x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	636x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	506x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	337x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	247x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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