MSI X470 GAMING PRO (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	134% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PRO (MS-7B79) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '18 at 08:38
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	BIH-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 76.9 1-Core 121 2-Core 219 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 696 71% 575 Pts	64-Core 980 61% 980 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 86%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53 30,265 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 258 260 255 232 246 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 832 Write 829 Mixed 779 SusWrite 286 153% 682 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 49.1 170% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 698 DQ Write 688 DQ Mixed 573 464% 653 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 141%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 51GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 82 80 83 82 79 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 133 Write 102 Mixed 122 SusWrite 81.9 25% 110 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 34 129% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 94.8 76% 106 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 73%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 149GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 101 Write 98.5 Mixed 63 SusWrite 102 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 59%
LaCie d2 Quadra v3 2TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 104c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 37 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 36 Write 37.5 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 37.6 50% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 92% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 25.7 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 21.5 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 103%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 81%

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Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PRO (MS-7B79) - $112

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	430x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	208x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	185x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	99x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	76x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	73x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	66x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	56x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	83x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	75x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	64x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $608

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

MSI X470 GAMING PRO (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)