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 above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	125% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '18 at 19:34
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 (79^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 85.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 224 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 736 70% 579 Pts	64-Core 1,306 81% 1,306 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53 30,265 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11.L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 589 591 537 257 257 253 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 573 Mixed 536 SusWrite 414 114% 505 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 45.3 162% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 704 DQ Write 631 DQ Mixed 583 461% 640 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 141%
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 21GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 211 181 188 198 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 378 Write 203 Mixed 220 SusWrite 193 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 18.6 4K Mixed 20.8 68% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 84.6 DQ Mixed 97.8 86% 132 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 65%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 111GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 77 88 86 87 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 416 Write 152 Mixed 180 SusWrite 86 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 34.3 129% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 106 87% 121 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 40GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 94 94 87 93 93 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 109 Write 114 Mixed 68 SusWrite 91.4 70% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 75%
Seagate ST3320613AS 320GB-$30 12,971 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 102GB free Firmware: CC2H SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 113 114 113 114 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 115 Write 112 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 114 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 32.8 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 25 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 29.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

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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 $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 $295	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