MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '20 at 08:27
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 36%
Watch Gameplay: 590 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 89
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 736
76% 615 Pts
64-Core 738
46% 738 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
61% Good
Lighting 76.9
Reflection 76.7
Parallax 95.2
63% 82.9 fps
MRender 75.9
Gravity 77.8
Splatting 61.8
58% 71.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Wise 512GB 512GB
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0423B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 396 402 421 406 422 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 366
Mixed 355
SusWrite 410
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 29.2
139% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 43.3
86% 168 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 96%
Great: 96%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
447GB free
Firmware: UG4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 19 22 254 192 203 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
52.4% Above average
Read 434
Write 348
Mixed 241
SusWrite 145
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 41
4K Mixed 14.6
74% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 69.2
DQ Mixed 43.8
46% 76.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.6% Very good
MC Read 31
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 22.9
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 20.3
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 111%

 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 7,249 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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