MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 97.4%, 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	115% 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.
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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '21 at 01:31
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 5600X-$153 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 80.5 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 99% 186 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 892 94% 753 Pts	64-Core 1,142 71% 1,142 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.2 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 69.8 Reflection 63.6 Parallax 94.8 57% 76.1 fps	MRender 65.5 Gravity 75.2 Splatting 47.5 50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 222 212 208 205 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 484 Mixed 402 SusWrite 233 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 60.6 208% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 362 274% 368 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 27GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 170 168 165 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 466 Write 180 Mixed 227 SusWrite 168 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 41.2 159% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 168 145% 218 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 89%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB 10,173 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 35 Write 33.7 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 38.2 26% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 70%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 207 215 211 215 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 115 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 211 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 272% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	84% Excellent	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 33 86% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.6 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 33.2 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 110%

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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 $279Bench 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 $45Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $487

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 $45	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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