MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.9% 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	83.3% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (71%). 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	9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '18 at 16:01
Run Duration	292 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	71%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Memory 90.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 254 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 330 8-Core 369 46% 350 Pts	64-Core 514 32% 514 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 8C95) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.9% Above average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 53 52% 60.2 fps	MRender 70.3 Gravity 65.6 Splatting 67.7 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 39 (A3) Unknown 100 100 6 (A4) Unknown 100 100 2292 (A5) Unknown 100 100 7 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 4 (94) Unknown 100 100 1108 (95) Unknown 100 100 45 (96) Unknown 100 100 1 (97) Unknown 100 100 32 (9F) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1500 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 49 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 59 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4815 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3395 (F5) Unknown 100 100 20628	83.3% Excellent	Read 517 Write 278 Mixed 316 82% 371 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 85.3 4K Mixed 25.8 127% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 35 67% 130 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 107%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 12884901888 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 2 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 146030329884 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	108% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 185 Mixed 175 138% 184 MB/s	4K Read 1.06 4K Write 2.05 4K Mixed 0.19 104% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%
Verbatim STORE N GO 16GB 493 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 0245 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	9.24% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 3.65 Mixed 4.59 8% 8.48 MB/s	4K Read 3.38 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.61 90% 1.89 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 9.24% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 12GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	78% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 24.7 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 21.5 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 83%

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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	2,352x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,785x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	764x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	717x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	636x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	379x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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