MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.5% 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 Drive	241% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210926
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '22 at 00:28
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 85.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 904 86% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,115 69% 1,115 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 22F1) CLim: 1440 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.4 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Lighting 77.2 Reflection 63 Parallax 111 63% 83.7 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 80.7 Splatting 50 53% 66.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 964 1092 1099 717 277 260 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,528 Write 1,101 Mixed 1,016 SusWrite 735 245% 1,095 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 88.6 307% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 813 DQ Write 980 DQ Mixed 317 400% 703 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 236%
WD Re 1TB (2013)-$65 3,754 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 575GB free Firmware: 01.01V03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 119 116 118 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 123 Write 108 Mixed 111 SusWrite 117 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 77%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 261GB free Firmware: 2BA30010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 88 87 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 89.1 Write 72.4 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 87.2 55% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$61 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 295GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 112 113 112 115 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 179 Write 134 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 113 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 34.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 34.4 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 110%

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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	1,394x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	684x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $129Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	331x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	284x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	280x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	273x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	131x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	122x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	122x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	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 above expectations (76^th percentile)