MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.6% 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	159% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B51
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190327
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '22 at 20:01
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 827 87% 699 Pts	64-Core 836 52% 836 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1631 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 69.1 Reflection 81.4 Parallax 78.7 56% 76.4 fps	MRender 78.2 Gravity 70.3 Splatting 63.5 57% 70.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 277GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 717 635 634 635 583 516 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 925 Write 890 Mixed 656 SusWrite 620 174% 773 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 51.7 171% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 736 DQ Write 662 DQ Mixed 692 521% 696 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 313%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 320GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 642 676 676 678 678 651 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 931 Write 612 Mixed 252 SusWrite 667 137% 615 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 34.6 134% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 461 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 104 152% 287 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 445%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 109GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 54 56 54 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 68 Write 68 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 54.1 45% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 28.4 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 29.4 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 110%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 84%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,581x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	5,260x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,957x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,625x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,542x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,324x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	902x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	765x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	702x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,082x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	990x
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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16