MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 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	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '20 at 20:40
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 86.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 886 90% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,068 66% 1,068 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 67.4 Reflection 73.6 Parallax 64.6 55% 68.5 fps	MRender 76 Gravity 65 Splatting 58.8 54% 66.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 155 155 158 155 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 401 Write 223 Mixed 234 SusWrite 158 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 45.3 171% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 177 144% 204 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 87%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 752GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 460 466 468 460 421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 468 Mixed 434 SusWrite 454 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 55.5 185% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 310 251% 354 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 125%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 746GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 102 105 104 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 96.1 Write 100 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 104 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 62%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 3GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 11 11 12 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	6.33% Terrible	Read 22.6 Write 7 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 11.3 14% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 9% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.33% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 35.6 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 36.4 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 111%

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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	683x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	328x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	366x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	155x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	146x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $477

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	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)

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)