MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	77.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190404
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '20 at 05:29
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 85.3 1-Core 125 2-Core 252 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 585 71% 543 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% EVGA(3842 1267) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.2% Very good	Lighting 98.8 Reflection 88 Parallax 79.8 80% 88.9 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 87.5 Splatting 75.1 71% 88.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016)-$32 16,451 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 32 32 98 129 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 62 Write 111 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 71 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 74% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016)-$32 16,451 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 183GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 143 148 153 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 175 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 148 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 41 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 39.2 Write 40.8 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 40.7 28% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.7 189% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 4ATF51264AZ-2G3E1 Hynix HMA851U6CJR6N-VK Hynix HMA851U6CJR6N-VK 4ATF51264AZ-2G3B1 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.3% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 22.6 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 22.2 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 73%

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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	2,352x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,783x
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	506x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	338x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	247x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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