MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive144% 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180329
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 11 '18 at 22:03
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 75
1-Core 101
2-Core 217
72% 131 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 460
50% 399 Pts
64-Core 762
47% 762 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 86%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 579 323 323 314 301 320 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 1,783
Write 1,514
Mixed 566
SusWrite 360
234% 1,056 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 45.3
147% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 39.3
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 196
124% 136 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 144%
Great: 236%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154
3.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 178 179 182 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 173
Mixed 60.9
SusWrite 179
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 5.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
424% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 34.5
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 25.4
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 90.3
44% 90.3 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 103%

 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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