MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.83% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	108% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '18 at 22:51
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 89.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 258 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 752 77% 622 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B61) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.100.6044 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.83% Terrible	Lighting 8.2 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 7.97 7% 9.21 fps	MRender 12 Gravity 7.23 Splatting 16 10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.83% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 138 129 126 132 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 431 Mixed 345 SusWrite 155 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 59.6 208% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 334 254% 343 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 150 149 149 150 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 472 Mixed 401 SusWrite 184 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 63.2 224% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 352 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 115%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 112GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 112 126 119 129 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 376 Write 132 Mixed 201 SusWrite 123 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 42.2 172% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 153 118% 161 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 82%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 223GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 268 269 269 269 266 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 272 Mixed 286 SusWrite 268 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 47.3 180% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 219 168% 225 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 69GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 80 81 81 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 87 Write 71.3 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 80 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FAD 4x8GB 260 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	84% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 26.9 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 26.5 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 96%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,354x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,789x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	765x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	717x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	638x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	507x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	338x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	247x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	379x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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