MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
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 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics77.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '20 at 01:39
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU7%
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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 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 85.1
1-Core 148
2-Core 292
95% 175 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 857
88% 712 Pts
64-Core 1,075
66% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.1% Very good
Lighting 95.7
Reflection 119
Parallax 81.9
78% 98.9 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 98.1
Splatting 82.2
75% 93.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,633
Write 1,973
Mixed 1,505
451% 2037 MB/s
4K Read 69.7
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 94.7
330% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,446
DQ Write 1,190
DQ Mixed 574
632% 1,070 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 311%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
175GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 298 297 298 297 298 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 477
Mixed 412
SusWrite 317
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 61.8
213% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 367
277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 122%
Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 185 187 186 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 169
Mixed 24
SusWrite 186
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 37.3
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 28.1
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 38.4
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 115%

 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 4,914 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $453
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