MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B51
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190327
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '20 at 23:01
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 252 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 744 75% 611 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3790) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.2% Very good	Lighting 93 Reflection 82.7 Parallax 78.7 76% 84.8 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 74.7 Splatting 74.5 60% 72.3 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 427 Write 457 Mixed 237 83% 374 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 33.9 146% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 167 163% 263 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 108%
Seagate ST1000DX001-SSHD-8GB 1TB 7,180 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 665GB free Firmware: CC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 185 185 187 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 194 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 185 106% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 2 370% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF2X04HEEE35-12-K 2x8GB 937 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	77.4% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 24.4 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.9 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 79%

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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	5,579x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	5,256x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,953x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,623x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,542x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,323x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	900x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	765x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $74Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	701x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,081x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: $925

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16