MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.7% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '18 at 15:08
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 77.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 251 83% 152 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 797 78% 641 Pts	64-Core 967 60% 967 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8094) 2GB CLim: 600 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	3.7% Terrible	Lighting 4.9 Reflection 4 Parallax 6.72 4% 5.21 fps	MRender 3.71 Gravity 4.83 Splatting 3.13 3% 3.89 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.7% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE360000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 448 Write 267 Mixed 136 62% 284 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 30 4K Mixed 11.5 64% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 49.3 DQ Mixed 20.5 31% 59.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 53%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 30GB free Firmware: 3.ACF SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 66 64 66 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 68.5 Write 69.5 Mixed 44.1 SusWrite 65.6 46% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 1x16GB 13,628 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 12.7 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.9 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 86.1 46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 59%

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

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Typical X470 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B79) Builds (Compare 4,478 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PLUS - $239

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	1,174x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	747x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	642x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	323x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	282x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	225x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	207x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	146x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	132x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	357x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	203x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	167x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $702

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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