MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime5.3 Days
Run DateNov 19 '19 at 22:09
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 117
2-Core 241
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 673
69% 557 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Gigabyte(1458 3795) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.4% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 122
Parallax 106
93% 114 fps
MRender 88.2
Gravity 112
Splatting 93.7
80% 97.9 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 162 179 188 192 192 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 64.5
Write 201
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 181
86% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.7% Good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 21.2
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 21.6
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 90%

 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 7,241 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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