MSI X470 GAMING PRO MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	49.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PRO MAX (MS-7B79) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191106
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '21 at 13:12
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 68.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 260 82% 153 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 769 79% 635 Pts	64-Core 973 60% 973 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.1% Very good	Lighting 89.5 Reflection 88.9 Parallax 0.3 73% 59.6 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 79 Splatting 71.8 70% 88.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 50 2.8 25 108 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 459 Write 318 Mixed 332 SusWrite 75.1 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 19.9 72% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 74.5 DQ Mixed 44.2 47% 78.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 56%
Seagate ST9120315AS 120GB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 111GB free Firmware: 0002CE02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 65 67 66 66 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 73.1 Write 65.3 Mixed 36.9 SusWrite 65.9 44% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 43%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 481GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 157 157 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 146 Mixed 91.6 SusWrite 157 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 109%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 32GB 3,459 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 29GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 21 9.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 36.6 Write 20.4 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 18.4 31% 24.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3.2 204% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.9% Good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 27.7 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 28 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 110%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 93%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	124x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	94x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	47x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	41x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	22x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	22x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	28x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $79Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	17x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	34x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	21x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	16x

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Value: 129% - Outstanding

Total price: $377

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	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 PRO MAX (MS-7B79)

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