MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics91% 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 Drive32.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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)
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateOct 15 '18 at 02:38
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (40th 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 (23rd percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 85.1
1-Core 122
2-Core 217
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 799
75% 624 Pts
64-Core 1,098
68% 1,098 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 126
Parallax 108
96% 117 fps
MRender 89.5
Gravity 111
Splatting 95.1
81% 98.6 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 91%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF360000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 127 62 105 109 115 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
32.7% Below average
Read 446
Write 156
Mixed 231
SusWrite 91.9
51% 231 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 1.4
34% 7.67 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 55%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 189 191 191 192 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 186
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 190
107% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 111%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
77.3% Very good
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 21.9
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 24
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 97%

 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 7,229 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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