MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive198% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '21 at 15:00
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 81.2
1-Core 120
2-Core 234
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 790
77% 634 Pts
64-Core 984
61% 984 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
ASRock(1849 0B36) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.1
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.1% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 134
Parallax 181
98% 145 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 122
Splatting 89.7
86% 107 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45
335GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1405 560 563 563 559 530 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 1,364
Write 2,292
Mixed 1455
SusWrite 696
328% 1,452 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 69.1
223% 81.8 MB/s
DQ Read 630
DQ Write 744
DQ Mixed 890
615% 755 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 198%
Great: 277%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB
290GB free
Firmware: SBFK61K1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 444 443 444 298 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 244
Mixed 336
SusWrite 362
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 41.2
149% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 213
179% 258 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 102%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
339GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 118 119 118 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 116
Write 114
Mixed 61.4
SusWrite 118
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 69%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 16GB
5GB free, PID 556b
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 4 3.6 4.4 4.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
6.42% Terrible
Read 16
Write 9.2
Mixed 9.7
SusWrite 4.6
12% 9.88 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.9
71% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.42%
Great: 13%
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 way above expectations (93rd percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 43.5
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 34.9
114% 39.9 GB/s
SC Read 25.5
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 26.5
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 108%
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)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $472
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