MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 Drive261% 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)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '21 at 23:50
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 73.2
1-Core 151
2-Core 303
93% 176 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 952
95% 772 Pts
64-Core 1,162
72% 1,162 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 3040 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 198
Parallax 192
151% 192 fps
MRender 144
Gravity 191
Splatting 132
126% 156 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
785GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1473 837 837 850 849 853 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 1,592
Write 1,776
Mixed 1,446
SusWrite 950
324% 1441 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 197
4K Mixed 79.5
287% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,252
DQ Write 1,060
DQ Mixed 1,158
867% 1,157 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 261%
Great: 276%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
564GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 149 148 150 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 150
Mixed 90.5
SusWrite 149
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
243% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.5% Very good
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 27.3
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 26.5
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 94.2
42% 94.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 70.5%
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 4,924 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%
Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $482
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