MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	66.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	231% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B51
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201231
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '21 at 19:25
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 290 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 848 88% 706 Pts	64-Core 828 51% 828 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% EVGA(3842 1160) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.7% Good	Lighting 86.6 Reflection 86.9 Parallax 78.5 71% 84 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 78.8 Splatting 71.5 59% 72.3 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6L6QCXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 692 517 471 467 422 430 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,847 Write 803 Mixed 534 SusWrite 500 202% 921 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 65.9 238% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,573 DQ Write 825 DQ Mixed 882 740% 1,093 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 292%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 166GB free Firmware: 6L6QCXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1338 1516 1571 1584 1606 1461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,056 Write 1,562 Mixed 606 SusWrite 1,512 320% 1,434 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 69.5 240% 87.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,317 DQ Write 1,257 DQ Mixed 1,092 873% 1222 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 306%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 82GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 264 267 213 266 266 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 477 Mixed 364 SusWrite 265 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 47.1 168% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 254 215% 315 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 111%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 771GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 230 234 235 235 233 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 20.4 Write 109 Mixed 33 SusWrite 233 72% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.1 197% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 28.2 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 29.2 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 104%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) Builds (Compare 22,703 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) - $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