MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics70% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 23 '18 at 01:33
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9400F How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 87.8
1-Core 120
2-Core 238
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 616
69% 541 Pts
64-Core 661
41% 661 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70% Very good
Lighting 87
Reflection 94.9
Parallax 81.8
71% 87.9 fps
MRender 85.6
Gravity 80.9
Splatting 83.7
68% 83.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 70%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
220GB free
Firmware: UF4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 23 50 143 148 147 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Read 434
Write 345
Mixed 312
SusWrite 127
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 40.5
4K Mixed 17.8
75% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 97.2
DQ Mixed 39.6
48% 84.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 112 129 129 130 122 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 132
Write 93.5
Mixed 33.3
SusWrite 125
70% 96 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.3
60% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08JEEE36-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.6% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 21.4
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 20.7
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,233 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $834
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