MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.7% 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 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.
High background CPU (22%). 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)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 02 '19 at 19:23
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 (95th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 122
2-Core 242
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 716
74% 595 Pts
64-Core 705
44% 705 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Gigabyte(1458 3795) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.7% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 131
Parallax 126
99% 126 fps
MRender 93.7
Gravity 118
Splatting 98.1
84% 103 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 171 193 197 194 191 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 188
Mixed 30.3
SusWrite 186
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.1% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 21
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 22.4
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 72.1%
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 7,243 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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