MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	162% 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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210518
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '21 at 17:11
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$84 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)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 80.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 942 94% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,128 70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 8C9F) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 143 Parallax 122 100% 129 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 108 Splatting 101 94% 117 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-e2000r 256GB 256GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 992 975 578 300 283 291 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,400 Write 999 Mixed 1,080 SusWrite 570 226% 1,012 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 53.8 169% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 692 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 262 230% 359 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 192%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 143GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 134 149 128 116 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 480 Write 432 Mixed 385 SusWrite 148 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 57.8 4K Mixed 22.1 95% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 34.4 61% 123 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 830GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 177 182 181 177 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 178 Mixed 108 SusWrite 179 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 33.5 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 33.4 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 84.7% 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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,394x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	689x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	333x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	285x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	282x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	274x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	131x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	123x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	122x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	367x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	156x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	146x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $482

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	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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