MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (18%). 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	20.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '21 at 16:50
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 110 2-Core 270 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 766 82% 651 Pts	64-Core 757 47% 757 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.3% Above average	Lighting 69.2 Reflection 75.9 Parallax 68.8 56% 71.3 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 68.4 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Raid 5 Volume 500GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 137 157 133 60 4.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 136 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 92 112% 156 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.2 1,104% 8.33 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 135%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 142 134 142 145 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 135 Write 135 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 142 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 32.9 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 29.3 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 119%

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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: 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	12	10	60	31.5"	1280 720	GSM7750 LG HDR 4K

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) - $125

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,361x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,794x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	769x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	720x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	641x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	508x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	339x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $629

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16