MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% 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 Drive124% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 24 '20 at 18:04
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 147
2-Core 294
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 877
86% 706 Pts
64-Core 1,120
69% 1,120 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 185
Parallax 184
145% 183 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 174
Splatting 122
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
284GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 464 443 415 335 288 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 478
Mixed 454
SusWrite 401
103% 459 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 59.4
203% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 358
270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 183 185 186 184 185 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 89.2
Write 144
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 184
80% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 108%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010)
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 142 144 144 144 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 153
Write 138
Mixed 114
SusWrite 143
101% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 85%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 27.4
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 39.5
SC Mixed 29.9
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 107%

 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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