MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive117% 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)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171220
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateMar 12 '21 at 23:00
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User JOR-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 133
2-Core 252
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 867
80% 670 Pts
64-Core 1,093
68% 1,093 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Asus(1043 85CD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.3% Poor
Lighting 35.5
Reflection 39
Parallax 37
29% 37.2 fps
MRender 37.1
Gravity 38.8
Splatting 26
27% 34 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113
250GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 402 400 409 403 404 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 409
Mixed 281
SusWrite 400
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 52.8
183% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 275
228% 327 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 117%
Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 187 186 186 188 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 140
Mixed 82
SusWrite 186
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 106%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.1% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 20
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 22.1
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 104%

 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 7,233 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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