MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive218% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201221
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '21 at 19:19
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 88.4
1-Core 118
2-Core 235
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 757
73% 601 Pts
64-Core 962
60% 962 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
PNY(196E 1371) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3570 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 237
Parallax 168
152% 197 fps
MRender 194
Gravity 144
Splatting 125
123% 154 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 134%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
369GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1028 1066 1082 1048 673 640 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,347
Write 1113
Mixed 1,009
SusWrite 923
246% 1,098 MB/s
4K Read 57
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 73.7
243% 82.5 MB/s
DQ Read 767
DQ Write 672
DQ Mixed 347
362% 595 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 218%
Great: 277%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120
163GB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 347 418 383 421 385 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 388
Write 416
Mixed 319
SusWrite 395
86% 380 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 85.8
4K Mixed 35.7
130% 48.9 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 260
217% 312 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 101%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60
1TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 95 95 96 98 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 83.8
Write 85.9
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 96.1
65% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 43.8
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 34.8
112% 39 GB/s
SC Read 25.7
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 29.2
91% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%

 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 4,919 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $492
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