MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.9% 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	81.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '20 at 01:13
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (41^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, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 74.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 209 73% 131 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 627 59% 488 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C9A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.9% Above average	Lighting 67.2 Reflection 73 Parallax 65.9 55% 68.7 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 67 55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_M510_2.5_7MM_256GB 256GB 344 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: DL05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 136 146 148 144 132 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 406 Write 337 Mixed 300 SusWrite 149 67% 298 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 37.2 134% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 141 159% 271 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 102%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 254GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 270 265 264 263 263 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 379 Mixed 247 SusWrite 264 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 43.2 146% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 255 215% 314 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x8GB 17,846 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 24.1 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 20.9 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 91.5 44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 86%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $125Bench 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 $92Bench 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 $179	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