MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	4.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	362% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B51
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200812
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 16:03
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 121 2-Core 297 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 1,147 102% 866 Pts	64-Core 1,110 69% 1,110 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B51) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8935 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	4.85% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 10.3 Parallax 9.1 5% 8.47 fps	MRender 12.3 Gravity 7.7 Splatting 0.2 5% 6.73 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.85% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$87 8,064 User benchmarks, average bench 328% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2136 2144 2188 2142 1511 873 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 2,704 Write 1,834 Mixed 1538 SusWrite 1,832 442% 1,977 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 80.9 270% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 1,438 DQ Write 1,194 DQ Mixed 1,351 1,002% 1,327 MB/s
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 463%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 180GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1350 304 302 301 301 301 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,615 Write 1,297 Mixed 617 SusWrite 477 222% 1,001 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 53.7 207% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,061 DQ Write 1,282 DQ Mixed 862 736% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 236%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 99 90 89 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 84.6 Write 67.6 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 91.1 56% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 74% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 96%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 306GB free Firmware: MN6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 40 39 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 106 Write 38.3 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 39.4 42% 56.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 85%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 93GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 61 60 63 64 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 58.5 Write 63 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 62.4 46% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43.6 MC Write 46.6 MC Mixed 30.8 115% 40.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 31.4 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 120%

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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	27"	1280 720	SAM0D32 C27F390

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Gaming 91%

Nuclear submarine

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 $273	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 $15	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