MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (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. 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.4% 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 Drive99.6% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170904
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '19 at 22:05
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 119
2-Core 240
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 629
71% 556 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 134
Parallax 113
105% 125 fps
MRender 93
Gravity 120
Splatting 101
86% 105 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 59 48 54 45 47 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 112
Mixed 331
SusWrite 107
56% 256 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 54.6
188% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 352
265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 134%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 131 131 131 124 141 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 48
Write 88
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 128
61% 83.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.7% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 13.6
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 88%

 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 7,234 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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