MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - excluding HDD
Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 137% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	284% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B51
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190327
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '19 at 00:19
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i5-9600K-$200 76,026 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	1-Core 149 2-Core 300 105% 225 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 862 91% 711 Pts	64-Core 854 57% 854 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$289 731,336 User benchmarks, average bench 57% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2024 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62% Good	Lighting 241 Reflection 221 Parallax 232 63% 231 fps	MRender 156 Gravity 228 Splatting 178 62% 187 fps
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 61%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$73 95,444 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 600 258 305 309 323 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,526 Write 1,474 Mixed 1059 SusWrite 352 298% 1,353 MB/s	4K Read 67.8 4K Write 232 4K Mixed 94.9 347% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 1506 DQ Mixed 999 824% 1,159 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 275%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$55 113,887 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 232GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 489 388 292 293 293 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 492 Mixed 463 SusWrite 373 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 72.3 253% 92.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$60 238,406 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 466GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 489 493 493 415 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 494 Mixed 465 SusWrite 446 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 67.9 239% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 131%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$107 6,711 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 29 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 28.4 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 105%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Gaming 99%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 67%

Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) - $147

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $200Bench 94%, 76,026 samples	2,901x
Core i7-9700KIntel $359Bench 100%, 98,499 samples	1,543x
Core i7-8700Intel $340Bench 88%, 133,831 samples	827x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 107%, 159,725 samples	1,029x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 86%, 101,193 samples	796x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $289Bench 57%, 731,336 samples	686x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $60Bench 108%, 238,406 samples	620x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $110Bench 294%, 57,623 samples	417x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 276%, 133,645 samples	406x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 84%, 269,498 samples	1,155x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 86%, 154,422 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 81%, 31,567 samples	349x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $921

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $150	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $270	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $359	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24