MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.2% 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 Drive25.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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)
Memory6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 03:18
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 (87th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 82.3
1-Core 145
2-Core 273
91% 167 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 803
81% 657 Pts
64-Core 1,010
62% 1,010 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.2% Very good
Lighting 93.1
Reflection 104
Parallax 95.6
76% 97.5 fps
MRender 93.3
Gravity 96.1
Splatting 92.7
77% 94 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 40 56 83 58 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
25.7% Poor
Read 403
Write 341
Mixed 126
SusWrite 67.3
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 15.8
4K Mixed 1.7
11% 6.03 MB/s
DQ Read 67.8
DQ Write 29.8
DQ Mixed 20.8
23% 39.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 25.7%
Great: 102%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
81GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 271 180 179 178 176 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 481
Write 442
Mixed 437
SusWrite 236
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 58.4
4K Mixed 40.8
134% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 339
250% 326 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
165GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 39 39 37 41 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
31.6% Below average
Read 70.4
Write 48.4
Mixed 51.7
SusWrite 39.3
39% 52.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 70%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB
113GB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 84 86 84 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 91.6
Write 65.3
Mixed 36.1
SusWrite 85.1
51% 69.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 89%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB
1TB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 68 70 69 68 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
30.5% Below average
Read 66.1
Write 66.1
Mixed 42.8
SusWrite 68.7
82% 60.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
92% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 36.5
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 24.4
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 32.4
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 76.5
52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92%
Great: 112%

 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 4,918 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $491
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