MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateMay 19 '18 at 02:57
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Memory 80.3
1-Core 104
2-Core 208
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 544
61% 477 Pts
64-Core 589
36% 589 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.2% Good
Lighting 77.2
Reflection 77.2
Parallax 66.4
63% 73.6 fps
MRender 69.3
Gravity 69.5
Splatting 72.7
58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 142
Write 139
Mixed 114
99% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.27
96% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 84%
I-O DATA HDCA-UT 2TB
52GB free, PID 013c
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
62.8% Good
Read 148
Write 138
Mixed 90.5
155% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 3.65
4K Mixed 0.29
136% 1.49 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown D4U2400PS-16G 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
44.1% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 13.7
43% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 13.9
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 79.9
50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 46%

 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 7,281 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: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $634
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