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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	199% 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	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210518
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '21 at 14:33
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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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-$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)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 82.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 916 93% 754 Pts	64-Core 1,125 70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.5% 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: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3638 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.63 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 100 Reflection 118 Parallax 121 82% 113 fps	Gravity 34.1 Splatting 102 65% 68.2 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-e2000r 256GB 256GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 962 991 613 303 305 304 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,449 Write 963 Mixed 1,097 SusWrite 580 228% 1,022 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 58.7 222% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 711 DQ Write 1000 DQ Mixed 716 580% 809 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 192%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 143GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 126 181 115 128 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 475 Write 442 Mixed 388 SusWrite 150 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 22.8 131% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 33.4 85% 173 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 829GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 180 179 180 181 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 167 Mixed 114 SusWrite 179 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 253% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% 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)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 36 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35.6 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 35.9 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 89.4% 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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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)