MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics55% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive159% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200420
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 09 '21 at 16:14
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 66%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 76.7
1-Core 130
2-Core 234
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 484
57% 444 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 27.20.14540.4003
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
55% Above average
Lighting 72.9
Reflection 68.8
Parallax 94.2
59% 78.6 fps
MRender 55.4
Gravity 77.2
Splatting 42.3
46% 58.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KINGSTON SA2000M 500GB
363GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 855 975 655 514 468 460 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
159% Outstanding
Read 840
Write 782
Mixed 786
SusWrite 654
172% 766 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 83.2
4K Mixed 59
182% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 688
DQ Write 592
DQ Mixed 346
340% 542 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 159%
Great: 268%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
65.9% Good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 26.6
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 22.4
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 86.9
46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 5: 1R 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
5% 1% 84 152 111 144 27" 1920 1080 DEL41E7 DELL S2721HGF
Typical X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) Builds (Compare 4,906 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $487
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