MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 01:58
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	60.3% Good	Memory 63.2 1-Core 73.8 2-Core 150 55% 95.7 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 632 55% 470 Pts	64-Core 937 58% 937 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35% Below average	Lighting 44.9 Reflection 62.2 Parallax 42.2 37% 49.8 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 42.6 Splatting 37 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MU001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 365 359 151 364 350 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 385 Write 8.2 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 333 41% 185 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 26.4 4K Mixed 39.1 121% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 275 209% 277 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 94%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB 17,984 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 45GB free Firmware: 10.02E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 47 49 49 49 49 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 43 Write 46.1 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 48.4 32% 43.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE 2x8GB 9,262 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 36.3 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 17.2 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 119 34% 119 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 113%

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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	11	9	120	24"	1280 720	GSM5B72 LG ULTRAGEAR

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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 $155Bench 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)

Performance Results

PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)