MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	83.3% 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	87.1% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2715 x 1527 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '19 at 03:58
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 1.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Memory 79.1 1-Core 35.2 2-Core 86 44% 66.8 Pts	4-Core 85.5 8-Core 159 15% 122 Pts	64-Core 225 14% 225 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.3% Excellent	Lighting 85.7 Reflection 105 Parallax 176 70% 122 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 168 Splatting 118 109% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 275 146 249 189 169 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 509 Write 419 Mixed 303 SusWrite 202 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 52.8 164% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 35.5 DQ Write 81.7 DQ Mixed 43.5 37% 53.6 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 175 197 196 197 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 169 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 191 119% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x8GB 17,846 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	45.5% Average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 20.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 9.4 26% 9.07 GB/s	Latency 82.3 49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 86%

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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%

Nuclear submarine

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 $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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