MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	89.4% 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.

High background CPU (30%). 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	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200612
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 11:11
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 73.4 1-Core 111 2-Core 223 75% 136 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 655 65% 530 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 62.3 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 66.8 51% 65.3 fps	Gravity 60.9 Splatting 52.5 50% 56.7 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC480G1SA754D117-499 480GB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 277 223 374 393 393 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 474 Write 384 Mixed 306 SusWrite 335 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 35 120% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 197 172% 255 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 104%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 209GB free Firmware: LVD1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 85 84 86 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 63.8 Write 111 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 85.3 51% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.6 316% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 65%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 357GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 77 76 77 76 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 72.2 Write 72 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 76.5 51% 68.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R009D408GX2-3200C16A 2x8GB 1,509 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	68.8% Good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 27.5 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 24.8 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 93.7 43% 93.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 111%

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

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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 $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