MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 11 '20 at 10:43
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 70.3
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
87% 163 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 802
84% 674 Pts
64-Core 966
60% 966 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.6% Good
Lighting 76.4
Reflection 73.8
Parallax 63.1
62% 71.1 fps
MRender 69.9
Gravity 69.7
Splatting 70.7
58% 70.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
281GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1898 848 582 590 585 593 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2,417
Write 2,275
Mixed 1660
SusWrite 849
403% 1,800 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 86.5
291% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,219
DQ Write 1,156
DQ Mixed 1,170
883% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 292%
Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 16 16 19 24 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
7.38% Terrible
Read 6.2
Write 6.7
Mixed 5
SusWrite 19.4
7% 9.32 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
11% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 7.38%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
464GB free
Firmware: CC66
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 106 116 117 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 124
Write 108
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 115
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68% Good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 27.3
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 25.6
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 68%
Great: 114%

 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $482
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