MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B51
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	12.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '24 at 20:01
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 87.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 285 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 941 92% 752 Pts	64-Core 1,031 64% 1,031 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$391 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 166 Parallax 165 135% 165 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 147 Splatting 123 121% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 7,881 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 22GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 488 Write 458 Mixed 436 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 45.6 156% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 349 263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 127%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 50 84 112 107 136 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 147 Write 156 Mixed 99.3 SusWrite 93.8 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.4% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 23.3 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 21.7 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 100%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 45: 0P 5R 6G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
45%	37%	35	203	29	144	23.8"	2048 1089	DELA0E7 Dell S2417DG

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) Builds (Compare 22,807 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 91%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 84%

Aircraft carrier

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,588x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	5,266x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,958x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,628x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,543x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,325x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	903x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,082x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	992x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	695x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $901

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16