MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics116% 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 Drive249% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200420
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJul 01 '20 at 11:10
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 88.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 221
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 663
66% 539 Pts
64-Core 882
55% 882 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Gigabyte(1458 400D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3622 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 143
Parallax 157
125% 151 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 128
Splatting 106
110% 139 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: UJ220400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 151 148 140 127 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Read 443
Write 383
Mixed 305
SusWrite 172
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 42.4
4K Mixed 15.9
76% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 97.9
DQ Mixed 32.6
45% 82.8 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 55%
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB
406GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1204 835 838 837 838 838 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 1983
Write 2116
Mixed 1,658
SusWrite 898
374% 1,664 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 69.1
247% 93.2 MB/s
DQ Read 924
DQ Write 801
DQ Mixed 859
645% 861 MB/s
Poor: 184%
This bench: 249%
Great: 288%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 188 187 177 178 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 151
Mixed 76
SusWrite 183
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.2
96% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 104%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 44.8
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 36.4
117% 40.8 GB/s
SC Read 26.2
SC Write 40.4
SC Mixed 31.3
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 112%
Great: 111%

 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%
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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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