MSI Z390 PLUS (MS-7C22)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.5% 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	228% 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 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C22
Motherboard	MSI Z390 PLUS (MS-7C22) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 06:49
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-9100F-$88 34,310 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 131 2-Core 259 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 450 62% 462 Pts	64-Core 489 30% 489 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 510.10 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.5% Average	Lighting 59.5 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 60.7 48% 62.8 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 59.5 Splatting 53 48% 60.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 54%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLB256 256GB 3,384 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1158 316 314 315 315 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 2,229 Write 1,665 Mixed 1,232 SusWrite 456 310% 1,395 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 70.3 235% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 977 DQ Write 723 DQ Mixed 1,008 710% 903 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 262%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 2x8GB 3,023 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 23.9 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 25.4 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	24.1"	1280 720	SAM02B6 SyncMaster

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Typical Z390 PLUS (MS-7C22) Builds (Compare 404 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390 PLUS (MS-7C22)

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	78x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	64x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	41x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	31x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	29x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	25x

SSD
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	24x
BX500 480GBCrucial $38Bench 63%, 83,298 samples	15x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	13x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	13x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	12x
HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GBKingstonBench 82%, 9,100 samples	10x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $516

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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