MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics79.8% 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 Drive134% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateMar 31 '19 at 18:57
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 525
8-Core 894
86% 709 Pts
64-Core 1,113
69% 1,113 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.8% Very good
Lighting 98.4
Reflection 112
Parallax 95.1
80% 102 fps
MRender 96.7
Gravity 93.4
Splatting 99
79% 96.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB
798GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 485 489 495 493 494 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 463
Mixed 465
SusWrite 488
109% 482 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 64.1
219% 79.5 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 360
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.8% Good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 19.9
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 20.7
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 121%

 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 7,229 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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