MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.6% 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	80% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170904
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '17 at 14:57
Run Duration	294 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	16%

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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 i5-8400-$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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 124 2-Core 239 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 729 76% 610 Pts	64-Core 725 45% 725 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3352) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Lighting 44.6 Reflection 30.6 Parallax 37.6 36% 37.6 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 40.8 Splatting 35.7 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9055 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 328 (B1) Unknown 70 70 147 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 44 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 163 (F1) Unknown 99 99 28064912861	80% Excellent	Read 485 Write 266 Mixed 271 75% 341 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 18.8 114% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 51.6 92% 186 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 100 202208856 (03) Spinup time 98 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 85 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 684660 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 283 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 40 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 58 487915549 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 23 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 334 (C2) HDA temperature 29 42 90194313245 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -455266533176 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2374839480 (F2) Unknown 100 253 281483963	52.6% Above average	Read 91.7 Write 91.3 Mixed 89.2 68% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.17 78% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 114%
Seagate ST9250315AS 250GB-$20 12,691 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 233GB free Firmware: 0005HPM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 106229932 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 7075 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 178100807 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9022 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5390 (B7) Unknown 100 253 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 90 90 10 (BC) Unknown 100 99 25 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 45 488046621 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 399 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 79 79 42903 (C2) HDA temperature 29 55 17179869213 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 51 44 106229932 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	42.1% Average	Read 71.7 Write 75 Mixed 71.8 55% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.17 4K Mixed 0.4 86% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 43%
Seagate ST9160821AS 160GB-$60 3,340 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 149GB free Firmware: 3.ALC Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 93 106752426 (03) Spinup time 99 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4610 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 15 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 73477513789 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 12298 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2537 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 41 488243229 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1065 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 567964 (C2) HDA temperature 29 59 68719476765 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 77 57 21730772 (C5) Current pending sector count 1 1 4294967295 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 1 1 4294967295 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 6 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	23.8% Poor	Read 41.7 Write 41.3 Mixed 43.4 32% 42.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 0.64 4K Mixed 0.28 61% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 24%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 211GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 126 126 12896633017 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2725 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 8807 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 315 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2780 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2780 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 197569544225 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 61	67.8% Good	Read 123 Write 113 Mixed 115 88% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.22 87% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 107%
Intenso Slim Line 8GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 1GB free, PID 2910 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 117 Write 15 Mixed 11.6 40% 47.9 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 0.008 4K Mixed 0.007 46% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 1x8GB 18,648 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	39.4% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 10.9 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 12.1 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 56%

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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	2,353x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,788x
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	637x
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 $95Bench 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

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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 $179	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