MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	30.5% 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	81.8% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '21 at 13:31
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	13%

Watch Gameplay: 1050-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600-$165 18,241 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 132 2-Core 264 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 748 80% 635 Pts	64-Core 720 44% 720 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.5% Below average	Lighting 39.9 Reflection 38.7 Parallax 36.8 32% 38.5 fps	MRender 35 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 25 26% 33.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 42 101 131 12 83 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 506 Write 472 Mixed 369 SusWrite 104 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 38.3 146% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 189 157% 220 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 95%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 146GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 86 85 83 84 85 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 87.4 Write 85.1 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 84.4 58% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.4% 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 (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.9% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 23.3 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 23.3 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 91%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 11: 2R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
11%	13%	23	105	5	60	84.6"	1920 1080	SAM0F0A SAMSUNG

History:

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,243 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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