MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	10.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	18.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '20 at 13:08
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 83.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 298 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 913 90% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,355 84% 1,355 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 250 25,802 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Asus(1043 0462) 1GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.1.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Lighting 12.5 Reflection 12.4 Parallax 15.1 10% 13.3 fps	MRender 13.8 Gravity 11.4 Splatting 15.3 11% 13.5 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,702 Write 2,110 Mixed 1,060 432% 1,957 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 80.9 284% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1244 DQ Write 931 DQ Mixed 1,093 816% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 35GB free Firmware: UF5000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 83 166 160 158 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 459 Write 364 Mixed 253 SusWrite 177 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 37.2 4K Mixed 20 80% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 68.4 DQ Mixed 44.4 46% 77.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 56%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 51GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 107 52 90 55 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 514 Write 456 Mixed 427 SusWrite 132 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 32.1 158% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 19.1 DQ Mixed 1.3 33% 86.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 100%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 2,797 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 63 44 45 41 40 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	11.5% Very poor	Read 21.7 Write 141 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 51.4 13% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 1.1 24% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 2.6 DQ Write 33.4 DQ Mixed 0.7 6% 12.2 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CM4X8GD3000C16K4D CM4X8GD3200C16K2E CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3266, 3266, 3266 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 35.3 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 33.4 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 88%

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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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	134x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $707

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16