MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210518
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 18 '21 at 06:34
Run Duration337 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$97
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 74.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 225
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 724
72% 587 Pts
64-Core 923
57% 923 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 3672) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
63.3% Good
Lighting 80.7
Reflection 83.9
Parallax 75.2
66% 79.9 fps
MRender 77.1
Gravity 73.9
Splatting 65.8
58% 72.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 149 66 64 65 67 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
WD WD1600JD-22HBB0 160GB
27GB free
Firmware: 08.02D08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0 0.3 0 0 0.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
0.23% Terrible
Read 0.7
Write 1
Mixed 1.2
SusWrite 0.1
1% 0.75 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
11% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 0.23%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.3% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 14.7
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 16.9
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 91.6
44% 91.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 60 27" 1280 720 ACR0623 KG271U
Typical X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) Builds (Compare 4,902 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $473
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