MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics74.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive161% 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.
Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 11 '21 at 05:56
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 77%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 76.1
1-Core 146
2-Core 306
93% 176 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 1,061
94% 798 Pts
64-Core 1,488
92% 1,488 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
HP(103C 8556) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.7% Very good
Lighting 94.7
Reflection 92.2
Parallax 85.4
77% 90.8 fps
MRender 97.1
Gravity 88.1
Splatting 75.5
70% 86.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 364 355 314 286 275 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 1,086
Write 556
Mixed 842
SusWrite 329
156% 703 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 62.9
221% 81.5 MB/s
DQ Read 568
DQ Write 754
DQ Mixed 620
479% 647 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 161%
Great: 164%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 191 191 211 212 207 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 149
Write 165
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 198
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.7% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 29.3
76% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 30.2
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 88.1
45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 93%

 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 4,902 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $472
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