MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	250% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '24 at 23:31
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 86.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 1042 96% 802 Pts	64-Core 1,526 94% 1,526 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Asus(1043 05C9) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 24.2.1 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 136 Parallax 310 110% 193 fps	MRender 238 Gravity 148 Splatting 204 161% 196 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNV2S1000G 1TB 75,739 User benchmarks, average bench 260% 598GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBM02103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1598 1599 1606 1620 956 737 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 2,020 Write 1,737 Mixed 1,424 SusWrite 1,352 366% 1,633 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 41.8 182% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 787 DQ Write 672 DQ Mixed 593 482% 684 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 352%
Transcend TS1TSSD370S 1TB 494 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 682GB free Firmware: Q1018CD SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 467 467 469 469 471 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 468 Mixed 375 SusWrite 469 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 44.9 152% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 290 238% 338 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.7% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 119%

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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	69	57	75	31.5"	1920 1017	SAM7000 C32R50x

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Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,261 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 93%

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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	2,360x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,794x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	767x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	719x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	641x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	508x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	339x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	382x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16