MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	87.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '21 at 01:00
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 84.8 1-Core 139 2-Core 262 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 857 83% 682 Pts	64-Core 1,100 68% 1,100 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.2% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 120 Parallax 108 89% 112 fps	MRender 88.8 Gravity 114 Splatting 103 84% 102 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 230 Write 279 Mixed 260 58% 256 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 23.3 113% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 62 DQ Mixed 9.9 34% 76.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 499GB 960 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 276GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 418 445 450 461 350 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 471 Mixed 418 SusWrite 425 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 56.8 184% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 129%
WD Passport X 107D 2TB 602 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 946GB free, PID 107d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 27 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 31 Write 24.9 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 25.5 33% 25 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 53% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 16GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	58.2% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18.9 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 15.6 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 70%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 64: 8R 6G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
64%	54%	37	106	5	144	24"	1920 1080	AOC246A 2460G4

History: Score 28: 4R 1G 5B | Score 64: 8R 6G 6B

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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 $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