MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.3% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	21 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181116
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 11 '20 at 04:29
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 81.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 832 80% 661 Pts	64-Core 1,196 74% 1,196 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E182) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Lighting 27.3 Reflection 20.8 Parallax 23.7 22% 23.9 fps	MRender 19.9 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 27.4 19% 23 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 21%
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.6% Below average	Lighting 39.4 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 37.6 32% 36.1 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 38.8 Splatting 36.4 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 135 123 103 119 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 363 Write 385 Mixed 108 SusWrite 126 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 42.1 143% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 266 216% 307 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 107%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 141GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 200 199 198 205 199 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 484 Write 467 Mixed 311 SusWrite 206 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 34.8 133% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 282 224% 314 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 335 306 341 254 289 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
ST950042 3AS 500GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 358GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 26 27 27 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 25 Write 28.5 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 25.3 35% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 38% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 18%
KESU USB 3.0 500GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 284GB free, PID 6031 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 102 101 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 116 Write 106 Mixed 72 SusWrite 100 131% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 111% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 46%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 91 86 87 97 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 98 Write 73.5 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 89.3 103% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.6 237% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 749GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 96 96 95 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 82.5 Write 75 Mixed 30 SusWrite 95.5 94% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 31.4 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 22.3 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 105%

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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	1,176x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	748x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	644x

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 $98Bench 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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	168x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $702

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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