MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	82.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	290% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191111
Uptime	10.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '20 at 12:57
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th 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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 74.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 236 79% 144 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 749 73% 599 Pts	64-Core 1,177 73% 1,177 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3162) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.8% Excellent	Lighting 98.3 Reflection 98 Parallax 106 80% 101 fps	MRender 146 Gravity 96.3 Splatting 89.4 88% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 764GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1770 1678 1518 1154 1150 1151 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,414 Write 2,226 Mixed 1,601 SusWrite 1,404 428% 1,911 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 71 235% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 896 DQ Write 648 DQ Mixed 833 606% 792 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 372%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 171 165 169 170 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 149 Mixed 94 SusWrite 169 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 178 179 178 179 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 168 Mixed 111 SusWrite 177 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%
Toshiba Ext HDD 1TB 373 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 88GB free, PID b001 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 58.7 Write 54.7 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 60.1 64% 48.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 25% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.8% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 12.4 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 12.4 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 91.1 44% 91.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 110%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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