MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	234% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B51
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200812
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '20 at 19:52
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 269 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 812 83% 670 Pts	64-Core 1,071 66% 1,071 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3978) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1950 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Lighting 75.2 Reflection 79.9 Parallax 71.8 61% 75.6 fps	MRender 78 Gravity 72.8 Splatting 62.5 57% 71.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000L7 256GB 10,890 User benchmarks, average bench 182% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1L2QEXD7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 520 329 327 329 241 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 2,153 Write 1,362 Mixed 1,143 SusWrite 323 276% 1,245 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 80.1 272% 95.8 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,000 DQ Mixed 1,001 749% 993 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 247%
SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB 20,313 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 119GB free Firmware: 70000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 172 124 126 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 495 Write 174 Mixed 326 SusWrite 134 62% 282 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 41.1 145% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 245 184% 244 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 82%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 229GB free Firmware: MEAOA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 96 97 99 97 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 90.5 Write 86.2 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 97.5 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$32 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 417GB free Firmware: HP63 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 66 65 65 67 66 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 123 Write 107 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 65.2 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 26.7 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 27.8 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 110%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) Builds (Compare 22,883 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 91%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 84%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,606x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	5,282x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,968x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,634x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,549x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,332x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	905x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	768x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	703x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,084x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	995x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	697x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $864

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16