MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	61.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190826
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '19 at 13:53
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 84.9 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 650 71% 561 Pts	64-Core 637 39% 637 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 45 59 61 3.6 52 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 363 Write 118 Mixed 234 SusWrite 51.4 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 23 113% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 140 134% 205 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 85%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 656GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 41 45 43 45 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 47.2 Write 68.7 Mixed 35 SusWrite 44.7 36% 48.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.3 60% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 511GB free Firmware: SD17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 96 99 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	60% Above average	Read 110 Write 62.3 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 98.3 60% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 70%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 81 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 76.3 Write 78.5 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 81 52% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 129% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSA.8FAR 04CB DDR4 2400 859B BLS4G4D240FSA.8FAR 16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.1% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 19.9 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 19.8 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 60%

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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	765x

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 $90Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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