MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.3% 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	275% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	May 04 '21 at 12:08
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 99% 183 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 995 94% 782 Pts	64-Core 1,397 86% 1,397 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 2370) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Lighting 63.8 Reflection 76.7 Parallax 66.4 52% 69 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 59.4 53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS1TMTE220S 1TB 3,368 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 784GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A7T36A SusWrite @10s intervals: 1232 1554 1615 1660 1669 1479 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 2,064 Write 1,596 Mixed 1,341 SusWrite 1,535 366% 1,634 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 67.2 226% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 723 DQ Write 565 DQ Mixed 537 431% 608 MB/s
Poor: 167% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 359%
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160 11,290 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 240GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 171 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 488 Write 401 Mixed 381 SusWrite 147 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 73.8 4K Mixed 37.9 131% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 239 201% 290 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 95%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 446GB free Firmware: CR100-13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 71 68 61 64 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 71.1 Write 82 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 66.9 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 44%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 671GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 136 136 137 137 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 131 Write 126 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 136 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 186 187 186 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 163 Mixed 29 SusWrite 185 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 183 187 186 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 182 Mixed 59 SusWrite 184 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESCK.M8FE 2x8GB 4,372 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.3 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 35 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 114%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 81%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,392x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	683x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	328x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	283x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	366x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	155x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	146x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $487

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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)

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