MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	10.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181112
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 00:40
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	90%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 269 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 630 66% 529 Pts	64-Core 611 38% 611 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% PNY(196E 1380) 2GB CLim: 1476 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Lighting 12.6 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 12.1 10% 12 fps	MRender 16.3 Gravity 13.2 Splatting 12.2 11% 13.9 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,963 Write 4500 Mixed 5,403 1,246% 5,622 MB/s	4K Read 506 4K Write 394 4K Mixed 85.7 1,085% 329 MB/s	DQ Read 912 DQ Write 1,212 DQ Mixed 1,218 876% 1,114 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 148 139 148 156 157 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 134 Write 138 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 148 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 706GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 124 125 125 125 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 124 Write 113 Mixed 98.5 SusWrite 124 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 76%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 115 115 113 115 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 153 Write 119 Mixed 77 SusWrite 113 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 99%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 170 171 173 173 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 135 Write 154 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 170 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.7 244% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 98%
WD My Book 500GB 3,986 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 311GB free, PID 1100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 39.7 Write 40.8 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 42.8 50% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 1x8GB 31,969 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	45.2% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 13.1 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 12.4 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 57%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,354x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,789x
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	638x
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 $92Bench 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 $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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