MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.1% 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 Drive139% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '20 at 06:29
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium Gold G5400-$55
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 94.1
1-Core 121
2-Core 205
82% 140 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 337
45% 335 Pts
64-Core 336
21% 336 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
16.1% Very poor
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 0.08
Parallax 76.6
0% 25.6 fps
MRender 62.5
Gravity 60.3
Splatting 52.2
47% 58.3 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 16.1%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$45
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V6005-ab Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 641 599 638 600 543 66 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 710
Write 641
Mixed 553
SusWrite 514
136% 605 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 56
208% 79.2 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 399
DQ Mixed 296
234% 320 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 139%
Great: 140%
XPG GAMMIX S5 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: V9001c27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1058 1040 1049 1041 1021 1054 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1,974
Write 1,043
Mixed 918
SusWrite 1,044
276% 1,245 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 55.5
208% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 448
DQ Write 760
DQ Mixed 621
466% 610 MB/s
Poor: 87%
This bench: 233%
Great: 289%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2460 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 25.5
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 26.5
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 59.5
67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 85%
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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) - $125

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $834
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