MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	94.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	75.1% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	May 26 '23 at 16:38
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$330 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 86.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 244 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 729 70% 577 Pts	64-Core 893 55% 893 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$359 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Gigabyte(1458 3794) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.3% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 135 Parallax 122 96% 125 fps	MRender 93.5 Gravity 124 Splatting 113 91% 110 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$27 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 246 244 255 262 260 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 449 Write 251 Mixed 268 SusWrite 251 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 60.9 4K Mixed 28.7 100% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 189 158% 228 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 123%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$59 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 430GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1461 815 814 820 838 837 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1370 Write 1,571 Mixed 1,223 SusWrite 931 287% 1,274 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 46.6 152% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 664 DQ Write 435 DQ Mixed 588 428% 563 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$67 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 88 124 113 130 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 175 Write 155 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 115 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$44 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 22.1 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	120	27"	1280 720	AOC2702 Q27G2WG4

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Gaming 93%

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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 $239Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,763x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,366x
Core i7-8700Intel $330Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	589x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $323Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	563x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	479x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	393x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	272x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $118Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	197x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $59Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	131x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	292x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	136x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $43Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	132x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $804

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $27
Intel Core i5-12600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16