MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97.6% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 11 '22 at 08:07
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 81.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
83% 150 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 718
76% 610 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
EVGA(3842 5670) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 134
Parallax 124
100% 127 fps
MRender 94.6
Gravity 128
Splatting 114
92% 112 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 52 47 57 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
28.3% Poor
Read 50.4
Write 63.9
Mixed 24.6
SusWrite 48.1
34% 46.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
56% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
206GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 159 159 158 159 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 119
Write 112
Mixed 69.4
SusWrite 158
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
70.5% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 21.2
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 21.6
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 110%

 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 7,232 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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