MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.4% 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 Drive102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200608
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 25 '21 at 12:35
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 82.3
1-Core 132
2-Core 263
87% 159 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 746
79% 629 Pts
64-Core 587
36% 587 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
86.4% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 119
Parallax 108
88% 111 fps
MRender 86.7
Gravity 117
Splatting 104
84% 102 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 303 302 306 304 305 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 474
Mixed 353
SusWrite 305
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 39
157% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 240
209% 311 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 102%
Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
58GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 313 340 315 317 317 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 472
Mixed 452
SusWrite 332
99% 438 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 54.5
186% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 114%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
716GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 199 197 200 201 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 188
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 199
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Predator 2666 C13 2x8GB-$137
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.5% Good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 20.5
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 19.7
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 99%

 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 7,284 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: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $637
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HDDRAMUSB
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