MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	44.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '21 at 03:39
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	96%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^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 3600-$85 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 54.1 1-Core 50.7 2-Core 99.7 41% 68.2 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 416 64% 461 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	49.8% Average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 62.5 Parallax 86.4 52% 70.8 fps	MRender 60.9 Gravity 66 Splatting 45.2 46% 57.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 49 45 49 51 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 335 Write 167 Mixed 236 SusWrite 71.2 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 24.2 60% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 117 102% 150 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 85%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 853GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1146 1275 1216 1126 1404 1183 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 778 Write 986 Mixed 745 SusWrite 1,225 212% 934 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 44.8 151% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,097 DQ Write 880 DQ Mixed 895 695% 957 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 365%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 855GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 243 222 199 230 219 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 196 Write 316 Mixed 126 SusWrite 224 49% 216 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 18.1 69% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 111 104% 164 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 38GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 115 117 119 115 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 71 Write 129 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 108 66% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 61% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 106%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 424GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 94 99 100 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 98 Write 104 Mixed 56 SusWrite 96 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 164 165 172 173 159 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 162 166 170 168 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 120 Write 95.8 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 162 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.1 271% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 23.2 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 22.8 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 146 27% 146 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 110%

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Typical X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) Builds (Compare 4,903 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 $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,390x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	683x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $156Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	328x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	282x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	280x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	272x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	131x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	121x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	121x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	366x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	155x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	146x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	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) $35	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 PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

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