MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics124% 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 Drive39.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171220
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateNov 21 '20 at 01:34
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$208
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 80.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 255
86% 156 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 790
73% 612 Pts
64-Core 959
59% 959 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 172
Parallax 180
138% 174 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 176
Splatting 119
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$36
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF300000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 51 15 7.7 38 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
39.3% Below average
Read 437
Write 150
Mixed 315
SusWrite 44.2
52% 237 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 16.3
4K Mixed 11.7
53% 15.8 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 39.7
DQ Mixed 25.8
32% 57.4 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 55%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 98 79 100 123 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 108
Write 139
Mixed 43
SusWrite 91.7
70% 95.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C17 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
73.3% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 23.6
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 22.4
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 78.8
51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 82%

 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 7,252 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: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $706
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