MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75% 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 Drive95.9% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime11.5 Days
Run DateOct 22 '19 at 23:02
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 40%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i5-8600K-$173
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 78.3
1-Core 129
2-Core 258
85% 155 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 619
72% 560 Pts
64-Core 652
40% 652 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75% Very good
Lighting 94.1
Reflection 99.4
Parallax 83.4
77% 92.3 fps
MRender 88
Gravity 87.2
Splatting 88
72% 87.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 293 298 304 302 303 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 306
Mixed 262
SusWrite 299
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 36.8
144% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 232
203% 305 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
242GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 100 101 100 124 124 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 146
Write 140
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 107
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 112%
VendorCo ProductCode 16GB
12GB free, PID 5678
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.3 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
4.35% Terrible
Read 16.5
Write 6.2
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 6.4
10% 8.33 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
9% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.35%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
29.3% Poor
MC Read 12
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 8.8
29% 10 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 8
19% 6.77 GB/s
Latency 83.7
48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 43%

 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 7,235 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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HDDRAMUSB
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