MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.9% 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	45.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (32%). 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	0.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170904
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '19 at 20:26
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 112 2-Core 224 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 372 50% 374 Pts	64-Core 374 23% 374 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 8613) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.9% Poor	Lighting 33.4 Reflection 26.7 Parallax 30.7 27% 30.2 fps	MRender 33.9 Gravity 32.3 Splatting 30.6 26% 32.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
GOODRAM 120GB 5,433 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM21.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 133 8.1 33 18 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 363 Write 196 Mixed 201 SusWrite 41.5 44% 200 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 12.5 87% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 15.7 DQ Mixed 11.3 26% 58.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 97%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 190GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 71 79 76 71 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 108 Write 98 Mixed 66 SusWrite 75.6 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 38,955 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.6% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 22.1 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 13.9 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 91%

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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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,386x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,827x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	777x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	730x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	645x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	511x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	344x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	251x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	192x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	180x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	166x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $643

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16