MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.7% 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	108% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '18 at 21:08
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (81^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, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 87.3 1-Core 124 2-Core 246 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 945 86% 719 Pts	64-Core 1,335 83% 1,335 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Lighting 70 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 91.8 57% 74.8 fps	MRender 62.3 Gravity 56.6 Splatting 80.4 56% 66.4 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 178 159 107 128 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 493 Mixed 346 SusWrite 177 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 57.1 194% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 356 272% 368 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 61GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 223 243 201 196 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 496 Mixed 468 SusWrite 229 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 64.2 217% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 371 273% 359 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 317GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 95 96 95 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 101 Write 108 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 95.9 71% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 200 202 204 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 133 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 202 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 31.6 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 30.3 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 80%

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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 $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	747x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	642x

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	146x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	132x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	357x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	203x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	167x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $702

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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