MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics79.8% 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 Drive260% 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.
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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190805
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '21 at 17:05
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 83.4
1-Core 151
2-Core 302
96% 179 Pts
4-Core 591
8-Core 844
90% 717 Pts
64-Core 1,094
68% 1,094 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 101
Parallax 91.2
83% 98.1 fps
MRender 98.7
Gravity 93.4
Splatting 79.8
73% 90.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1615 1404 706 538 537 536 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 1,716
Write 1,444
Mixed 255
SusWrite 889
239% 1,076 MB/s
4K Read 65.7
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 91.8
318% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 763
DQ Write 981
DQ Mixed 346
408% 697 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 260%
Great: 277%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 180 180 180 181 180 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 168
Mixed 100
SusWrite 180
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 110%
Great: 109%
USB DISK 2.0 4GB
1GB free, PID 3600
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 1.5 3.4 3.4 2.9 3.4 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
2.85% Terrible
Read 11.7
Write 3.8
Mixed 2.8
SusWrite 2.7
6% 5.25 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
9% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.85%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 32.9
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 25
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 31.9
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 74.5
54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 103%

 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 4,903 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: 90% - Excellent Total price: $475
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