MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics26.5% 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 Drive122% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180423
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 06 '18 at 23:40
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 81.3
1-Core 124
2-Core 250
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 947
86% 721 Pts
64-Core 1,304
81% 1,304 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362
EVGA(3842 3662) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26.5% Poor
Lighting 31.6
Reflection 31
Parallax 40.1
26% 34.2 fps
MRender 40.4
Gravity 36.7
Splatting 27.8
28% 34.9 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 26.5%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
817GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 466 470 445 419 427 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 468
Mixed 430
SusWrite 448
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 55
184% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 302
247% 352 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 122%
Great: 125%
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB-$503
179GB free
Firmware: M306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 428 429 430 431 432 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 431
Mixed 330
SusWrite 429
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 84.1
4K Mixed 33.6
129% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 259
220% 321 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
717GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 165 162 166 167 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 176
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 164
97% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
88.9% Excellent
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 29
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 32.2
SC Mixed 25.4
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 129%

 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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