MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	35.6% 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	78.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190404
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '19 at 04:43
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$180 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 893 89% 726 Pts	64-Core 1,140 71% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.39 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.6% Below average	Lighting 39.2 Reflection 78 Parallax 49.9 32% 55.7 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 28.9 Splatting 55.6 43% 52.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 277 249 202 153 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 457 Write 436 Mixed 377 SusWrite 234 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 41.9 136% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 61.1 DQ Write 85.7 DQ Mixed 94.3 65% 80.4 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 247GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 55 61 61 61 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 60 61% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESEK.M8FE 2x8GB 7,360 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.3% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 15.6 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19.2 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 107%

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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%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) - $125

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $180Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,375x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,813x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	773x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	724x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	643x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	509x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	341x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	250x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	190x

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 $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $624

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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