MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.2% 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 Drive84.7% 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.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '18 at 16:23
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 86.8
1-Core 131
2-Core 239
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 831
74% 627 Pts
64-Core 1,058
66% 1,058 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.2% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 134
Parallax 113
100% 123 fps
MRender 95.2
Gravity 120
Splatting 103
87% 106 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 198 179 112 72 49 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 472
Write 236
Mixed 138
SusWrite 134
54% 245 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 98.8
4K Mixed 34.5
144% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 203
181% 275 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 101%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 197 195 196 197 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 188
Mixed 31
SusWrite 196
109% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 111%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown W4U2400PS-8G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
62.3% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 18.9
64% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 18.1
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 85%

 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 7,243 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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