MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	47.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B51
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '19 at 11:31
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 151 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 983 96% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,260 78% 1,260 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 57.9 Reflection 66.6 Parallax 57.4 47% 60.7 fps	Splatting 52.9 54% 52.9 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 17 86 72 55 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 513 Write 451 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 133 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 15.6 4K Mixed 1.1 52% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 21.7 DQ Mixed 0.4 30% 78.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 102%
Intel 540s Series 120GB 4,012 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 112GB free Firmware: LSF036C SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 63 63 65 64 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 482 Write 405 Mixed 404 SusWrite 73.5 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 48.6 169% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 202 171% 249 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 84%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 927GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 199 201 203 193 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 145 Write 150 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 194 93% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.1 378% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D26BFT4K.C8FD 2x8GB 2,224 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 26.2 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 32 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 98%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 84%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) - $270

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,547x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	5,225x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,940x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,618x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,541x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,314x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	893x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	763x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	699x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,078x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	989x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	695x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $981

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16