MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	134% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '20 at 12:35
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 79.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 290 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 835 81% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,044 65% 1,044 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	75% Very good	Lighting 93.9 Reflection 85 Parallax 86.6 76% 88.5 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 77.9 Splatting 76.8 72% 90.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP512CM30011 512GB 1,091 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 258GB free (System drive) Firmware: STCS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 555 492 480 448 395 508 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 679 Write 1,425 Mixed 386 SusWrite 480 168% 743 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 58.8 201% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 41.7 DQ Write 627 DQ Mixed 590 381% 420 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 229%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 147GB free Firmware: UF510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 92 118 116 118 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 457 Write 346 Mixed 248 SusWrite 136 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 20 82% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 80.5 DQ Write 91 DQ Mixed 31.3 39% 67.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 405GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 168 168 164 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 154 Mixed 103 SusWrite 169 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 882GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 195 195 195 185 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 113 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 193 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 4x8GB 2,651 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 37.5 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 37.3 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 82.2 49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 115%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 81%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,390x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	683x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $154Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	328x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	282x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	280x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	272x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	131x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	121x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	121x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	366x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	155x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	146x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $472

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

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