MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	140% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	29.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201221
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '21 at 09:27
Run Duration	420 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 1600AF-$97 52,721 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 76.1 1-Core 102 2-Core 210 72% 129 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 586 59% 478 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-$759 18,552 User benchmarks, average bench 143% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.10.2 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	140% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 168 Parallax 339 137% 225 fps	MRender 260 Gravity 175 Splatting 204 173% 213 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 153%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU635 240GB-$20 12,702 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1120A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 15 19 34 5.8 3.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	Read 461 Write 364 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 43.9 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 13.6 4K Mixed 0.4 24% 8.13 MB/s	DQ Read 59 DQ Write 17.8 DQ Mixed 0.4 10% 25.7 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 97%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 75GB free Firmware: P2CR012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 965 Write 1,526 Mixed 1,242 281% 1,244 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 62.7 189% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 856 DQ Write 561 DQ Mixed 744 545% 720 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 253%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 466GB free Firmware: P2CR012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1188 1137 486 425 420 392 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 930 Write 1,036 Mixed 1,055 SusWrite 675 208% 924 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 55.8 191% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 830 DQ Write 532 DQ Mixed 731 531% 697 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 253%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 184GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 110 111 110 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 128 Write 110 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 110 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GB 40,300 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 29.8 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 21.6 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 88.1 45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 100%

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Gaming 86%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,392x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	683x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	328x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	283x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	366x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	155x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	146x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $487

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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 below expectations (39th percentile)

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)