MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics105% 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 Drive69.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B51
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '20 at 21:48
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 52%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 123
2-Core 247
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 655
72% 571 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 92%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 145
Parallax 131
109% 136 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 140
Splatting 112
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 236 230 231 243 243 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 384
Write 124
Mixed 95.8
SusWrite 229
46% 208 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 31.7
93% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 196
159% 224 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 123%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
23GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,312
Write 1,456
Mixed 1,186
364% 1,651 MB/s
4K Read 55.6
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 74.2
254% 90 MB/s
DQ Read 972
DQ Write 1,362
DQ Mixed 999
802% 1,111 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB (2016)-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 159 157 161 160 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 176
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 159
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 40.3
MC Write 43.7
MC Mixed 31.4
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 35.8
SC Mixed 27.2
77% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 105%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) Builds (Compare 22,659 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) - $270

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $981
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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