MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, 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 Drive44.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (32%). 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)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '23 at 20:10
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 32%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 80.2
1-Core 137
2-Core 266
88% 161 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 868
84% 691 Pts
64-Core 1,017
63% 1,017 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.49
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 179
Parallax 0.2
152% 122 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 140
Splatting 121
120% 150 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 133%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 125 71 75 43 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
44.7% Average
Read 461
Write 180
Mixed 330
SusWrite 92.1
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 13.8
4K Mixed 1.9
65% 17.3 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 24.5
DQ Mixed 38.5
38% 62.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 100%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
153GB free
Firmware: SBFKK1B3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 441 441 456 464 464 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Read 396
Write 377
Mixed 360
SusWrite 430
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 88.1
4K Mixed 37.3
140% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 171
162% 249 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 102%
Maxtor Z1 SSD 960GB
156GB free
Firmware: STKSC010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 406 434 454 462 460 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
55% Above average
Read 306
Write 102
Mixed 83.9
SusWrite 434
52% 231 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 19.6
4K Mixed 11.5
52% 16.3 MB/s
DQ Read 13.9
DQ Write 14.9
DQ Mixed 14.2
11% 14.3 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 55%
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 as expected (57th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
MC Read 35.3
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 35.1
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 33
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 80.2
50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $458
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