MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18.3% 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)
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190404
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '23 at 02:51
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 as expected (45^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 85.8 1-Core 118 2-Core 223 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 574 65% 510 Pts	64-Core 610 38% 610 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5870 10,176 User benchmarks, average bench 19% AMD(1002 0B00) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Lighting 26.5 Reflection 19.7 Parallax 24.3 22% 23.5 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 20.8 Splatting 11.1 12% 15 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDC WDS250G1B0C- 250GB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,142 Write 1,034 Mixed 641 208% 939 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 52.3 4K Mixed 44.6 147% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 815 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 202 215% 377 MB/s
Poor: 112% Great: 191%
Seagate SSD 500GB 1,930 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 53GB free Firmware: ST8S1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 233 400 430 408 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 488 Write 422 Mixed 383 SusWrite 324 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 32.8 113% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 97.2 DQ Mixed 183 146% 212 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 113%
WD WD7502ABYS-02A6B0 750GB 1,121 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 208GB free Firmware: 03.00C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 92 91 90 91 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 88.8 Write 87.7 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 90.8 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 63%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 374GB free Firmware: 03.00C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 65 66 65 64 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 76.2 Write 69 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 64.8 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 62%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 125GB free Firmware: 03.00C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 65 66 64 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 92.4 Write 81.2 Mixed 63.1 SusWrite 65 56% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 22.7 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 22 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 88%

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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 $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

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 $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