MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.4% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). 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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '24 at 09:24
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 84.4 1-Core 125 2-Core 251 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 632 71% 559 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.3% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 65.8 58% 69.2 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 70 Splatting 63.6 54% 66.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$55 9,409 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 98 115 116 109 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 480 Write 447 Mixed 237 SusWrite 114 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 29.7 106% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 237 194% 281 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 104%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 455GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 122 126 125 126 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 140 Write 146 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 124 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 107%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 443GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 143 142 142 143 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 130 Write 131 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 142 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.4% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 19.2 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 19.7 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 88%

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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	23	2	60	23.5"	1280 720	AOC2401 24G1WG4

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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 $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,356x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,792x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	766x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	718x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	640x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	508x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	338x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	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