MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive49.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 22 '20 at 08:40
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 128
2-Core 273
90% 164 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 867
86% 700 Pts
64-Core 1,089
67% 1,089 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 145
Parallax 137
108% 138 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 128
Splatting 106
94% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 2.7 37 182 57 17 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 450
Write 363
Mixed 314
SusWrite 77.8
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 39.8
4K Mixed 18.2
72% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 87.3
DQ Mixed 35.2
43% 76 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 55%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 173 175 173 174 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 177
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 174
100% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 100%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.5% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 20.7
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 24.2
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 97%

 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 7,241 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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