MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive239% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '19 at 07:17
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 126
2-Core 245
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 746
75% 610 Pts
64-Core 736
46% 736 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
60.1% Good
Lighting 76
Reflection 55
Parallax 99.9
62% 77 fps
MRender 56.4
Gravity 77.2
Splatting 71
56% 68.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 62%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 573 321 326 328 327 278 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 2,161
Write 1,514
Mixed 591
SusWrite 359
255% 1,156 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 63.4
249% 98.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,167
DQ Write 1275
DQ Mixed 720
680% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 239%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2992 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 32.9
105% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 42
SC Mixed 29.6
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 103%
Great: 102%

 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 7,251 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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HDDRAMUSB
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