MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	100% 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	95.7% 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	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.

High background CPU (21%). 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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '23 at 02:04
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 84.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 249 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 707 75% 597 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 532.03 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 119 Parallax 124 106% 124 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 106 Splatting 89.9 89% 112 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 265 231 198 182 162 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 233 Mixed 339 SusWrite 222 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 49.6 161% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 299 225% 304 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 133%
Intel SSDSC2BF480A5 480GB 305 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 43GB free Firmware: TG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 69 128 102 79 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 396 Write 149 Mixed 193 SusWrite 97.8 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 16.6 4K Mixed 19.7 71% 20.2 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 69.8 DQ Mixed 88.5 80% 126 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 67%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 235GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 83 85 86 84 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 67 Write 66.1 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 85.1 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 76%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 103GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 99 98 98 98 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 125 Write 120 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 97.8 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 172% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 552GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 56 59 63 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 80.5 Write 55.5 Mixed 43.2 SusWrite 57.6 44% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 149 151 149 160 154 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 91.4 Write 140 Mixed 72 SusWrite 152 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 KHX2666C15D4/8G 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.9 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 22.8 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 101%

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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	2,360x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,793x
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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	339x
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 $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: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $625

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16