MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191106
Uptime6.8 Days
Run DateJan 26 '23 at 01:41
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 69.5
1-Core 142
2-Core 282
87% 165 Pts
4-Core 531
8-Core 1,010
92% 770 Pts
64-Core 2,146
133% 2,146 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.37
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.4% Very good
Lighting 97.6
Reflection 103
Parallax 93.2
80% 97.9 fps
MRender 89.2
Gravity 98.1
Splatting 91.7
76% 93 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 80GB
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2CV102HA
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,997
Write 22.2
Mixed 44.9
419% 2,021 MB/s
4K Read 585
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 3.5
892% 197 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 44%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
90GB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,482
Write 1,563
Mixed 1,086
307% 1,377 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 187
4K Mixed 83
300% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 636
DQ Write 860
DQ Mixed 266
336% 587 MB/s
Poor: 127% Great: 255%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
232GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 12 12 10 11 11 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 50% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
313GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 128 127 127 130 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 136
Write 133
Mixed 79.4
SusWrite 128
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
74.7% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 27
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 25.8
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 103%

 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 4,906 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)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $474
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