MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics91.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 27 '20 at 13:09
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 81.8
1-Core 155
2-Core 291
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 843
85% 691 Pts
64-Core 1,164
72% 1,164 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 119
Parallax 101
95% 112 fps
MRender 99.6
Gravity 105
Splatting 105
85% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2615
Write 1,173
Mixed 644
321% 1,477 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 87
281% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 796
DQ Write 412
DQ Mixed 445
373% 551 MB/s
Poor: 139% Great: 271%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
176GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 117 116 118 116 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 135
Write 114
Mixed 90.8
SusWrite 115
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 76%
Samsung HD250HJ 250GB
233GB free
Firmware: FH100-06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 94 97 97 95 95 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
56.1% Above average
Read 102
Write 96.4
Mixed 54.3
SusWrite 93.4
64% 86.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
88.8% Excellent
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 35.1
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 33.8
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) Builds (Compare 4,902 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $472
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