MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.7% 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 Drive108% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateAug 09 '19 at 09:03
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$219
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 251
85% 154 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 696
72% 581 Pts
64-Core 957
59% 957 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.7% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 116
Parallax 98
87% 107 fps
MRender 99.4
Gravity 106
Splatting 84.8
78% 96.8 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
313GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 308 309 311 309 308 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 465
Mixed 434
SusWrite 314
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 49.1
176% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 356
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 108%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
250GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 5 15 19 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
63.9% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 20.9
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 15.5
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 101%

 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 7,251 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $867
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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