MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive339% 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime3 Days
Run DateApr 17 '19 at 22:16
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-8350K-$100
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 130
2-Core 260
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 512
68% 510 Pts
64-Core 520
32% 520 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 88%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1210 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.1
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51% Above average
Lighting 63.9
Reflection 63.7
Parallax 78.6
52% 68.8 fps
MRender 65
Gravity 63.8
Splatting 53.1
49% 60.7 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 51%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1996 802 814 822 824 819 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
339% Outstanding
Read 2,612
Write 2430
Mixed 1,468
SusWrite 1,013
420% 1,881 MB/s
4K Read 71.2
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 98.6
333% 119 MB/s
DQ Read 1691
DQ Write 1,422
DQ Mixed 1,488
1,133% 1,534 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 339%
Great: 355%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 03.00C06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 109 109 109 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 116
Write 108
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 109
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2666 C19 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
51.4% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.7
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 54%

 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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