MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive179% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 17 '18 at 18:44
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 76.8
1-Core 117
2-Core 235
79% 143 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 756
75% 610 Pts
64-Core 966
60% 966 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.11.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Lighting 46
Reflection 50.7
Parallax 54.8
38% 50.5 fps
MRender 50
Gravity 40.3
Splatting 36.8
34% 42.3 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 323 325 324 321 322 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
179% Outstanding
Read 2,127
Write 1,354
Mixed 571
SusWrite 375
244% 1,107 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 47.9
175% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 410
DQ Write 369
DQ Mixed 392
293% 390 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 179%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
254GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 391 384 385 392 390 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 392
Mixed 387
SusWrite 395
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 78.1
4K Mixed 45.1
153% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 288
234% 332 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 108%
Great: 117%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
112GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 106 96 106 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 255
Write 138
Mixed 188
SusWrite 105
38% 171 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 77.6
4K Mixed 40.1
136% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 124
95% 128 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
86% Excellent
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 28.9
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 27.5
79% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 86.7
46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 86%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X470 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B79) Builds (Compare 4,487 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PLUS - $239

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $702
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