MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive69.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 13 '20 at 04:17
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-9100F-$88
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 82.1
1-Core 127
2-Core 252
85% 154 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 505
64% 486 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 82%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Nvidia(10DE 1033) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
35.1% Below average
Lighting 41.8
Reflection 38.4
Parallax 51.4
34% 43.9 fps
MRender 54.6
Gravity 48.5
Splatting 36.3
37% 46.5 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC120G1CS1763C121S501 120GB
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS111101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 85 79 53 111 31 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 346
Write 170
Mixed 200
SusWrite 72.8
44% 197 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 34.9
143% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 147
118% 165 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 70%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
136GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 443 472 482 486 481 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 433
Write 436
Mixed 363
SusWrite 440
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 61.4
198% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 301
242% 341 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 122%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.9% Good
MC Read 26
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 21.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 17.2
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 76.8
52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 108%

 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 7,250 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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