MSI Z390 PLUS (MS-7C22)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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	155% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C22
Motherboard	MSI Z390 PLUS (MS-7C22) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '22 at 10:24
Run Duration	102 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 276 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 667 71% 566 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 226 Reflection 205 Parallax 199 184% 210 fps	MRender 240 Gravity 158 Splatting 130 138% 176 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 170%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6,222 Write 5,961 Mixed 5,711 1,332% 5,965 MB/s	4K Read 378 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 269 1,037% 291 MB/s	DQ Read 1,291 DQ Write 498 DQ Mixed 633 537% 807 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 22GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 477 Write 457 Mixed 412 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 47.4 158% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4R.8FE 2x8GB 446 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 28.3 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 26.1 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 91%

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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 $252Bench 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) $30	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