MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51)

Performance Results

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


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	172% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B51
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 15:36
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 157 2-Core 308 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,092 101% 844 Pts	64-Core 1565 97% 1565 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 494GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 524 325 453 514 284 446 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,742 Write 573 Mixed 777 SusWrite 424 193% 879 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 50.1 172% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 922 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 251 254% 436 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 311%
PNY CS900 960GB-$48 5,902 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 736GB free Firmware: CS900KA3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 422 160 26 210 425 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 387 Write 410 Mixed 16.9 SusWrite 262 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 6.3 53% 13.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 104%
Sabrent Rocket Q 2TB 9,415 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 714GB free Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1827 1790 1824 1852 1829 1862 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,058 Write 1,855 Mixed 1,190 SusWrite 1,830 338% 1,483 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 45.2 4K Mixed 46.6 150% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,064 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 194 241% 455 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 368%
Braveeagle 960GB 960GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 559GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 425 398 405 400 406 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 496 Write 422 Mixed 384 SusWrite 394 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 33.5 110% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 88.3 DQ Mixed 99.3 106% 183 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 190 188 191 187 192 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4W.M8FE1 2x8GB 3,865 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 29.8 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 49.3 SC Mixed 31 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 118%

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Gaming 91%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,571x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	5,247x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,950x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,621x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,542x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,320x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	898x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	765x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	699x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,081x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	989x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	695x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $937

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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