MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	302% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 18 '21 at 04:42
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 293 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 955 90% 746 Pts	64-Core 1377 85% 1377 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 113 Reflection 125 Parallax 109 92% 116 fps	Gravity 94.9 Splatting 93.2 83% 94.1 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 309GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1029 876 874 865 864 842 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2558 Write 2,343 Mixed 1,806 SusWrite 892 425% 1,900 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 90.5 299% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,258 DQ Write 1,069 DQ Mixed 1,166 873% 1,164 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 355%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 223GB free Firmware: SBFME1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 155 163 171 172 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 371 Write 302 Mixed 329 SusWrite 196 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 39.2 150% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 206 182% 271 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 95%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 614GB free Firmware: GKAOA90A SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 78 76 76 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 72.1 Write 81.8 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 76.8 50% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 32.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 31.1 74% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 110%

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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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