MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive262% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 03 '20 at 22:52
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 79.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 290
92% 171 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 807
80% 655 Pts
64-Core 1050
65% 1050 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 713 384 388 387 384 377 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 2,569
Write 2,256
Mixed 1,600
SusWrite 439
382% 1,716 MB/s
4K Read 65.8
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 75.6
283% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,006
DQ Write 1,056
DQ Mixed 1,132
823% 1,064 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 262%
Great: 302%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
496GB free
Firmware: LFM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 124 127 131 126 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 63.5
Write 115
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 125
65% 88.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.3
83% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 71%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
660GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 88 90 91 92 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 112
Write 94.5
Mixed 59
SusWrite 90.1
65% 88.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.7
171% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 58%
Great: 79%
Adata DashDrive UV150 USB 3.0 16GB-$39
10GB free, PID dc1a
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 16 18 25 17 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
27.2% Poor
Read 134
Write 2.8
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 17.5
31% 39.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 1.8
110% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 29%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 19
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 19.7
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 80.9
49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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