MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive75.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191106
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateAug 11 '20 at 10:43
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 73.8
1-Core 145
2-Core 283
90% 167 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 884
87% 711 Pts
64-Core 1,076
67% 1,076 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 122
Parallax 112
104% 120 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 101
Splatting 85.5
86% 108 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBAT256G1002 256GB
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2317002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 293 311 327 301 323 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Read 450
Write 309
Mixed 190
SusWrite 304
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 87.7
4K Mixed 15.3
103% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 84
99% 169 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 80%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80
244GB free
Firmware: 3.AAC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 72 72 72 72 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 69.5
Write 46.7
Mixed 48.8
SusWrite 71.8
44% 59.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 43%
Seagate ST3808110AS 80GB-$33
74GB free
Firmware: 3.ADH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 71 72 72 72 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
40.8% Average
Read 71.1
Write 65.7
Mixed 49.3
SusWrite 70.9
47% 64.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.4% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 27.8
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 27.4
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 92.9
43% 92.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 70.4%
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 4,906 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
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