MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics94.1% 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 Drive30.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171220
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJul 17 '18 at 23:24
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 156
2-Core 311
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 582
8-Core 592
78% 587 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1644 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 127
Parallax 113
100% 121 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 108
Splatting 98
83% 102 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900208
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 208 225 212 233 224 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
30.1% Below average
Read 134
Write 70
Mixed 46
SusWrite 222
26% 118 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 15.9
4K Mixed 6.8
36% 11.6 MB/s
DQ Read 12.8
DQ Write 16.8
DQ Mixed 15.4
12% 15 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 26.1
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 25.3
70% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 54.5
74% 54.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 98%

 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 7,244 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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