MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B51
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '19 at 16:20
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 139 2-Core 276 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 806 82% 663 Pts	64-Core 795 49% 795 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 139F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 151 Parallax 161 129% 157 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 136 Splatting 111 112% 140 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFME1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 168 171 169 170 169 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$88 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 694GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 72 80 72 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 136 Write 120 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 76.8 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.7 161% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3600 C17 Series 2x8GB 10,274 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.7% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 21.2 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 111%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) Builds (Compare 22,802 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 91%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 84%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,585x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	5,266x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,957x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,627x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,543x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,325x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	903x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	765x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	702x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,082x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	992x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	695x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $901

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16