MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics105% 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.
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 MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 08 '20 at 17:55
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 79.1
1-Core 124
2-Core 200
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 699
65% 540 Pts
64-Core 995
62% 995 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 113
Parallax 232
105% 158 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 128
Splatting 149
109% 131 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 425
Write 319
Mixed 293
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 33.2
114% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 157
121% 166 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 97%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 104 106 110 110 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
60.4% Good
Read 102
Write 115
Mixed 95.5
SusWrite 108
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 67%
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$149
29GB free
Firmware: 3.AAK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 50 49 50 50 49 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
27.1% Poor
Read 44.4
Write 23.5
Mixed 34.1
SusWrite 49.5
28% 37.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 33.9
MC Mixed 29.3
93% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 26.4
78% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 82.2
49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 89%

 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 4,906 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $477
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback