MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.5% 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	85.6% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '24 at 05:45
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 125 2-Core 250 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 726 76% 608 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.5% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 118 Parallax 121 105% 123 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 103 Splatting 89 89% 112 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 273 288 288 248 258 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 434 Write 292 Mixed 172 SusWrite 277 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 38.2 138% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 26.6 DQ Mixed 219 154% 203 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 129%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 54,201 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 721GB free Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2216 2353 2337 2357 2321 2349 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	366% Outstanding	Read 2,258 Write 2,380 Mixed 2,091 SusWrite 2322 511% 2,263 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 70.1 241% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,431 DQ Write 1,238 DQ Mixed 1,334 1,000% 1,334 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 366% Great: 623%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 491GB free Firmware: AX0P3D SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 105 109 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 86.7 Write 90.5 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 108 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 38 20 36 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 37 Write 38.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 34.8 48% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 68% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL18-20-20 D4-3600 2x8GB 2,904 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.8% Good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 20.7 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 109%

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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	70	58	60	21.5"	1280 720	ACR0503 R221Q

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,290 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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,368x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,802x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	771x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	723x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	642x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	509x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	340x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	249x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	188x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	180x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $634

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16