MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 11 '19 at 17:20
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User LVA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 86.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 251
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 815
80% 655 Pts
64-Core 1,004
62% 1,004 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.2% Very good
Lighting 98.2
Reflection 92
Parallax 84.2
80% 91.5 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 87.8
Splatting 75.8
72% 89.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9001b31 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,961
Write 1,150
Mixed 890
293% 1,334 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 56.6
214% 81 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 761
DQ Mixed 475
383% 523 MB/s
Poor: 76% Great: 244%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
102GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 8,878
Write 4,852
Mixed 6,048
1,456% 6,592 MB/s
4K Read 476
4K Write 260
4K Mixed 299
1,241% 345 MB/s
DQ Read 1,378
DQ Write 915
DQ Mixed 980
776% 1,091 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
111GB free
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 1.4 1.9 1.5 1.2 1.4 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 507
Write 1.2
SusWrite 1.7
35% 170 MB/s
4K Read 88
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 2.2
136% 30.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
385GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 114 112 115 113 115 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
62.4% Good
Read 106
Write 80
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 112
68% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 33.1
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 24.9
SC Write 38.5
SC Mixed 28.1
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 103%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X470 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B79) Builds (Compare 4,486 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PLUS - $239

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $702
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