MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics133% 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 Drive40% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
High background CPU (29%). 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)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJan 20 '23 at 19:25
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 29%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 85.1
1-Core 136
2-Core 230
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 813
78% 641 Pts
64-Core 963
60% 963 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 180
Parallax 175
152% 180 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 141
Splatting 120
120% 150 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 133%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 102 57 73 69 47 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
40% Below average
Read 451
Write 249
Mixed 168
SusWrite 91.3
53% 240 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 18.6
44% 18.1 MB/s
DQ Read 35.4
DQ Write 41.2
DQ Mixed 70.9
44% 49.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 40%
Great: 100%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
152GB free
Firmware: SBFKK1B3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 444 439 463 464 469 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Read 389
Write 172
Mixed 332
SusWrite 452
76% 336 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 35
136% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 170
162% 249 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 102%
Maxtor Z1 SSD 960GB
177GB free
Firmware: STKSC010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 404 415 465 463 464 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 260
Write 102
Mixed 84.8
SusWrite 434
50% 220 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 19.2
4K Mixed 11.2
52% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 13.9
DQ Write 14.9
DQ Mixed 14.3
11% 14.4 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 53%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89% Excellent
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 35.1
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 25.6
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 34
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 89%
Great: 110%

 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 4,902 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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