MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '18 at 03:12
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th 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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 80.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 242 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 762 75% 615 Pts	64-Core 1,003 62% 1,003 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PwrHis(1787 2343) ≥ 4GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 25.20.14003.1012 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Lighting 64 Reflection 58.4 Parallax 85.7 52% 69.3 fps	MRender 57.9 Gravity 52.1 Splatting 73.7 51% 61.2 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 496GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 480 323 294 293 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 475 Mixed 388 SusWrite 358 93% 411 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 39.9 141% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 340 256% 342 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 104%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 331GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 61 61 61 62 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 55.6 Write 54.3 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 61.1 39% 52.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 44%
Verbatim STORE N GO 16GB 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	2.53% Terrible	Read 3.8 Write 3.5 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 2.8 4% 3.15 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.53% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 31 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 27.6 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 111%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PLUS - $239

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	1,175x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	748x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	643x

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	147x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	134x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	357x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	204x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	167x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $702

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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