MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	12.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	84.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191111
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	May 31 '20 at 13:53
Run Duration	353 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G-$104 181,631 User benchmarks, average bench 60% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Memory 72.6 1-Core 112 2-Core 218 74% 134 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 402 58% 425 Pts	64-Core 362 22% 362 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 (Ryzen iGPU) 85,536 User benchmarks, average bench 10% MSI(1462 7B79) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.10.36 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Lighting 15 Reflection 15.3 Parallax 21.7 12% 17.3 fps	MRender 11.3 Gravity 14.9 Splatting 18.8 13% 15 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 11%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT250MX500SSD4 250GB 16,301 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 358 369 389 407 409 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 472 Write 410 Mixed 393 SusWrite 374 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 27.5 4K Mixed 30.3 107% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 73.4 DQ Mixed 126 116% 185 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 121%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 250GB-$44 9,759 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 138GB free Firmware: GM2OA57A SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 75 73 77 78 78 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 55.7 Write 44 Mixed 32 SusWrite 74.6 38% 51.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 50%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 945GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 108 105 109 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 110 Write 103 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 106 69% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 218GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 70 68 72 72 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 71.5 Write 53.5 Mixed 46 SusWrite 69.8 44% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 43%
Garmin nuvi Flash 4GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 2GB free, PID 24a3 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 0.3 0.2 1 1.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	4.32% Terrible	Read 3.5 Write 1.7 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 0.6 2% 2.08 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1 78% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 4.32% Great: 4%
Generic- SD/MMC 0GB 0GB free, PID 8468 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 7.2 Write 3.8 Mixed 5 6% 5.33 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 38% 1.23 MB/s

Patriot Memory 8GB 193 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 4200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.3 3 4 3.6 3 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	4.41% Terrible	Read 18 Write 3.7 Mixed 9 SusWrite 3.4 9% 8.53 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.41% Great: 10%
Garmin nuvi SD Card 32GB 27GB free, PID 24a3 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	4.83% Terrible	Read 4 Write 1.2 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 1.3 3% 2.25 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.8 108% 1.8 MB/s

Generic- MicroSD/M2 2GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 8468 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 8.6 11 8.8 9.3 11 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	4.43% Terrible	Read 12.7 Write 2.5 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 9.4 9% 7.53 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.43% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.8% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 24.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 21 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 95.4 42% 95.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 104%

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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 $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 $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