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 as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	192% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B51
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '20 at 08:39
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 251 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 809 78% 643 Pts	64-Core 1,033 64% 1,033 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 389GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1301 527 529 521 519 516 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,240 Write 2,132 Mixed 1,388 SusWrite 652 306% 1,353 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 64.9 214% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 654 DQ Write 956 DQ Mixed 1,012 708% 874 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 291%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 688GB free Firmware: AX0A4M SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 101 104 105 104 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 101 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 103 61% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 57%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 424GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 97 97 97 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 133 Write 39 Mixed 93 SusWrite 96.7 67% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 109%
USB FLASH DRIVE 16GB 1,823 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID b113 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	4.43% Terrible	Read 1 Write 15.2 Mixed 1.5 SusWrite 15.3 13% 8.25 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0 11% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.43% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 16GB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.2% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.1 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 25.7 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 88%

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Gaming 91%

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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	5,555x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	5,233x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,943x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,620x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,541x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,316x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	895x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	764x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	699x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,080x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	989x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	695x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $986

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	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) $37	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