MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.79% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '19 at 11:29
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 262
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 681
75% 592 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
MSI(1462 7B61) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7000
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.79% Terrible
Lighting 7.93
Reflection 12
Parallax 8.41
6% 9.45 fps
MRender 12.6
Gravity 7.47
Splatting 16.5
10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.79%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
310GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 6,564
Write 54.8
Mixed 110
466% 2,243 MB/s
4K Read 736
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 6.8
1,125% 249 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
885GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 6,263
Write 50.9
Mixed 102
1,532% 2,139 MB/s
4K Read 795
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 3
33,476% 266 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
73.7% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 21.4
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 22.1
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 98%

 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 7,230 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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