MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	31.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190805
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '21 at 20:04
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 86.6 1-Core 129 2-Core 258 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 793 77% 633 Pts	64-Core 1,003 62% 1,003 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% Gigabyte(1458 230C) CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 104 Parallax 163 86% 124 fps	MRender 91.2 Gravity 115 Splatting 75.8 75% 94.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 35 74 83 38 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 303 Write 53.7 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 76.2 26% 121 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 13.2 4K Mixed 10 46% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 21.1 DQ Write 14 DQ Mixed 15.6 12% 16.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 100%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 624GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2204 2172 1392 1394 1413 1411 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 2,415 Write 2,178 Mixed 1741 SusWrite 1,664 449% 1,999 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 77.8 255% 88.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,104 DQ Write 912 DQ Mixed 1,035 768% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 410%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 596GB free Firmware: SM30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 19 19 8.2 16 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	7.91% Terrible	Read 12.2 Write 17 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 15.1 12% 16.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.2 50% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 7.91% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz Performing below potential (86^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	105% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 33.4 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 29.7 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 121%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,392x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	683x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $152Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	328x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	283x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	366x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	155x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	146x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $487

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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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