MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics4.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171220
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateAug 24 '19 at 14:52
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 136
2-Core 263
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 820
81% 663 Pts
64-Core 1,124
70% 1,124 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
Sapphire(174B E266) 1GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
4.71% Terrible
Lighting 5.23
Reflection 2.92
Parallax 4.34
4% 4.17 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 3.77
Splatting 6.61
6% 6.92 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.71%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$35
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0510A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 85 59 11 54 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
45.6% Average
Read 472
Write 164
Mixed 24
SusWrite 59.5
39% 180 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 15.3
4K Mixed 8.6
54% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 0.5
47% 113 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 93%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
640GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 149 130 123 140 148 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 150
Write 146
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 140
84% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 26.3
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 29.4
78% 27.3 GB/s
Latency 52.6
76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 107%

 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 7,239 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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