MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.7% 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 Drive68.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime5 Days
Run DateAug 03 '20 at 23:08
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 136
2-Core 257
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 820
78% 646 Pts
64-Core 1,070
66% 1,070 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 91%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2577 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.7% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 141
Parallax 118
100% 128 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 130
Splatting 109
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 131 136 127 137 122 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 449
Write 144
Mixed 140
SusWrite 132
47% 216 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 25.5
110% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 158
133% 198 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 122%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
931GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 137 140 140 146 149 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 148
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 142
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
412GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 163 162 162 162 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 179
Mixed 115
SusWrite 162
121% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08JEEE36-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.5% Good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 21.2
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 23
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 69.5%
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 7,241 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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