MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
ProcessorWith 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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics82.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180423
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 05 '18 at 06:02
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
67.6% Good
Memory 71.9
1-Core 100
2-Core 199
69% 124 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 589
56% 465 Pts
64-Core 1,059
66% 1,059 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.24
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.2% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 107
Parallax 95.2
86% 102 fps
MRender 92.5
Gravity 93.7
Splatting 91.6
76% 92.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
656GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 85 51 49 91 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 140
Write 127
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 71.7
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 109%
Seagate ST3250310CS 250GB-$33
79GB free
Firmware: 3.ACD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 35 33 45 32 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
15.1% Very poor
Read 15
Write 21
Mixed 16.5
SusWrite 37.5
17% 22.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.2
44% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 15.1%
Great: 55%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
804GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 112 114 118 118 117 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
66% Good
Read 114
Write 115
Mixed 72
SusWrite 116
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 66%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 26
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 21.2
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 97
41% 97 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74%
Great: 104%

 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 4,479 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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