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 below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	36.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B51
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '19 at 00:18
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	82%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 86.8 1-Core 139 2-Core 276 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 772 72% 598 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 76 0.8 7.1 30 45 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.7% Below average	Read 267 Write 250 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 45.5 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 46 4K Mixed 19.1 66% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 82.2 DQ Write 37.2 DQ Mixed 4.8 18% 41.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 85%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 653GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 69 71 63 61 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 71.3 Write 69.5 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 66.5 51% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 82%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 132 133 132 132 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 138 Write 144 Mixed 77 SusWrite 131 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63.3% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 20.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 4.1 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 21.2 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 104%

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

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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) - $270

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,561x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	5,237x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,945x

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	1,318x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	897x
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: $981

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 $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 $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