MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59% 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	111% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180423
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 03:54
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 85.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 246 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 878 81% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,281 79% 1,281 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Asus(1043 04DF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.10.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59% Above average	Lighting 73 Reflection 63.9 Parallax 91.2 60% 76 fps	MRender 63.2 Gravity 62.2 Splatting 82.2 58% 69.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 216 205 207 196 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 477 Mixed 388 SusWrite 228 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 57.4 196% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 363 275% 370 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 119GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 228 226 243 250 231 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 483 Write 214 Mixed 244 SusWrite 234 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 62.4 4K Mixed 25.1 101% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 69.8 DQ Mixed 125 106% 163 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 190GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 85 86 86 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 124 Write 116 Mixed 112 SusWrite 85.8 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 76%
Seagate External 2TB 680 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 168GB free, PID 3332 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 120 119 114 122 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 122 Write 125 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 117 147% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 64% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,409 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 35.4 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.6 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 30.7 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

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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 $90Bench 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