MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	208% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181116
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '19 at 06:33
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 194 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 313 8-Core 619 55% 466 Pts	64-Core 903 56% 903 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 144 Parallax 131 122% 141 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 140 Splatting 107 111% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1012 926 963 974 1037 989 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1240 Write 1,105 Mixed 503 SusWrite 984 214% 958 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 60.4 185% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 963 DQ Write 850 DQ Mixed 888 671% 900 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 393%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 49GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 185 159 179 157 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 126 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 169 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 66GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 168 167 163 157 156 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 163 Mixed 85 SusWrite 164 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 38GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 174 172 171 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 129 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 172 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 16 17 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	9.24% Terrible	Read 14 Write 18 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 17.2 16% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.2 88% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 9.24% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 43.2 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 34.7 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 27.6 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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 $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