MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	71.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 16:59
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 73.6 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 93% 176 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,168 105% 885 Pts	64-Core 2,162 134% 2,162 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 872C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.1% Very good	Lighting 89.2 Reflection 85.8 Parallax 81.2 73% 85.4 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 78.4 Splatting 70.7 68% 85.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,428 Write 115 Mixed 221 125% 588 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 31.1 4K Mixed 34.1 126% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 28.6 DQ Mixed 53.9 65% 122 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 295%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 926GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 959 1207 1232 1234 1191 1195 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 1,381 Write 1,230 Mixed 1,163 SusWrite 1,170 278% 1,236 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 79.2 276% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,390 DQ Write 1,310 DQ Mixed 1,328 1,003% 1,343 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 372%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45 23,554 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 7GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 79 87 78 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 82.2 Write 79.5 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 82 57% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 60%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 11GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 160 171 142 159 162 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 128 Write 105 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 158 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 360% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown RA24D408GX2-4000C19A 4x8GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.8% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 30.8 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 26.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 93.3 43% 93.3 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 120%

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Typical X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) Builds (Compare 4,918 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 81%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,394x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	685x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	332x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	284x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	282x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	273x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	131x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	122x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	122x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	367x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	156x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	146x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $491

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	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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