MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics117% 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 Drive69.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory19.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateDec 20 '20 at 20:15
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 83.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 222
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 727
72% 587 Pts
64-Core 959
59% 959 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 160
Reflection 182
Parallax 158
130% 166 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 161
Splatting 110
105% 130 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 117%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 166 106 94 36 112 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
69.2% Good
Read 425
Write 422
Mixed 328
SusWrite 126
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 30.2
117% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 135
116% 175 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 88%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB
100GB free
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 407 415 374 391 406 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
63.6% Good
Read 73.5
Write 241
Mixed 137
SusWrite 404
49% 214 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 73
4K Mixed 18.7
86% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 294
205% 253 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 99%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
858GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 171 170 171 171 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 101
Write 170
Mixed 26.5
SusWrite 171
84% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.8
338% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64.9% Good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 21.1
66% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 18.6
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 64.9%
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 7,245 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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