MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics120% 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 Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '21 at 22:53
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 74
1-Core 144
2-Core 276
89% 165 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 716
63% 533 Pts
64-Core 708
44% 708 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 164
Reflection 206
Parallax 154
133% 175 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 128
Splatting 112
109% 137 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 120%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk G5 BICS4 1TB
584GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 263 370 374 365 376 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 485
Write 450
Mixed 387
SusWrite 350
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 89.7
4K Mixed 46.6
161% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 222
204% 313 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
931GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 161 160 158 149 161 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 117
Write 142
Mixed 36.6
SusWrite 156
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
64% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 106%
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 as expected (44th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 34.7
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 16.4
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 92.4
43% 92.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.7%
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 4,908 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $487
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