MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	192% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210518
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '21 at 19:02
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th 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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 82.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 942 95% 769 Pts	64-Core 1,129 70% 1,129 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 8C9F) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 124 303% 124 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-e2000r 256GB 256GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 970 308 301 299 303 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,457 Write 993 Mixed 1,096 SusWrite 414 221% 990 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 59.1 232% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 712 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 717 580% 808 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 192%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 221GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 242 130 115 118 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 497 Write 439 Mixed 389 SusWrite 194 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 22.9 131% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 34 86% 175 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 188 189 188 188 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 169 Mixed 111 SusWrite 187 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-32A160T 2x8GB 1,652 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	MC Read 36 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35.4 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 35.6 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 108%

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,390x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	683x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 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: $472

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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)

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)