MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	27.7% 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	220% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '22 at 20:21
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 78.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,152 104% 873 Pts	64-Core 2,250 139% 2,250 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2845) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	27.7% Poor	Lighting 32.7 Reflection 30.2 Parallax 43 27% 35.3 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 31.4 30% 37 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1185 1187 1191 1189 1193 1029 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1399 Write 1,173 Mixed 861 SusWrite 1,162 258% 1,149 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 59.8 223% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 700 DQ Write 392 DQ Mixed 534 400% 542 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 220%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 219GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 293 293 294 293 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 480 Mixed 427 SusWrite 314 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 62.1 210% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 366 276% 370 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 233GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 496 387 294 295 285 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 489 Mixed 438 SusWrite 376 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 46.3 170% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 373 281% 376 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 145 146 154 155 152 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 88.5 Write 138 Mixed 68 SusWrite 149 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 226% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 87%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3.5TB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 205 193 198 207 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 211 Write 205 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 199 127% 175 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.3 174% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB 325 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 35.7 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 34.2 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 84 48% 84 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 94%

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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	684x
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	156x
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 $295	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 way above expectations (87th percentile)

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)