MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive27.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201215
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateSep 28 '22 at 11:14
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$285
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 65
1-Core 143
2-Core 261
84% 156 Pts
4-Core 499
8-Core 885
83% 692 Pts
64-Core 1,343
83% 1,343 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 159
Parallax 150
108% 147 fps
MRender 169
Gravity 128
Splatting 111
109% 136 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 106%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900E13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 49 91 103 34 106 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
27.4% Poor
Read 190
Write 101
Mixed 60.6
SusWrite 81.8
24% 108 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 24.8
4K Mixed 3.7
46% 15.7 MB/s
DQ Read 74.6
DQ Write 20
DQ Mixed 24.6
24% 39.7 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 96%
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
127GB free
Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 593 896 921 925 929 928 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
197% Outstanding
Read 875
Write 854
Mixed 579
SusWrite 866
179% 793 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 49.3
209% 84.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,224
DQ Write 840
DQ Mixed 815
667% 960 MB/s
Poor: 143%
This bench: 197%
Great: 333%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
66.8% Good
MC Read 28
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.2
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 24.7
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) Builds (Compare 4,924 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)

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