MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.4% 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	89.7% 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	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	11.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '19 at 02:59
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 86.3 1-Core 123 2-Core 237 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 738 74% 603 Pts	64-Core 1,325 82% 1,325 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (70 fps cap detected)	57.4% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 69 Parallax 60.8 58% 66.8 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 67.3 Splatting 70.4 57% 69.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 414 429 360 344 449 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 484 Write 252 Mixed 279 SusWrite 395 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 29.3 133% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 28.7 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 197 136% 160 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 160GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 490 487 492 491 473 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 486 Mixed 402 SusWrite 473 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 61.6 205% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 296 227% 303 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 270 272 264 277 267 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 480 Mixed 426 SusWrite 288 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 53.5 185% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 52.1 105% 206 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 118%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 138 137 139 138 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 129 Write 111 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 137 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 86%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 85GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 116 117 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 120 Write 69.5 Mixed 66 SusWrite 116 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 84%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 700 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 522GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 106 106 106 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 106 Write 105 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 106 120% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 34,252 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz Performing below potential (88^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	101% Outstanding	MC Read 43.2 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 32.8 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 26.6 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% 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 $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 $40Bench 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 $295	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 $40	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