MSI X470 GAMING PRO MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PRO MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191106
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJun 21 '20 at 20:18
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 78.8
1-Core 142
2-Core 278
90% 166 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 779
80% 647 Pts
64-Core 952
59% 952 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 156
Parallax 145
118% 148 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 142
Splatting 115
101% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 124 127 127 131 131 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 473
Mixed 396
SusWrite 164
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 55.9
181% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 367
278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 103%
Great: 124%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400
75GB free
Firmware: 1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 397 409 405 401 399 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 465
Write 416
Mixed 262
SusWrite 403
87% 386 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 38.6
158% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 327
252% 343 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 107%
Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
415GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 117 115 117 116 118 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 167
Write 172
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 116
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.5% Very good
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 32
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 30.4
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 82.8
48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X470 GAMING PRO MAX (MS-7B79) Builds (Compare 442 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 128% - Outstanding Total price: $381
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