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MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	39.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	232% 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	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201215
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	May 20 '21 at 05:45
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$88 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 72.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 290 91% 170 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 833 89% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Gigabyte(1458 2261) 3GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.2.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Lighting 53.6 Reflection 37.2 Parallax 68.5 44% 53.1 fps	MRender 35.6 Gravity 55.8 Splatting 28 32% 39.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC2500M8500G 500GB 4,181 User benchmarks, average bench 260% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: S7780100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 853 689 640 739 664 738 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 2,700 Write 1,138 Mixed 1259 SusWrite 720 321% 1,454 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 52.3 180% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,039 DQ Write 77 DQ Mixed 126 201% 414 MB/s
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 334%
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 65GB free Firmware: 5.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 163 147 167 147 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 442 Write 152 Mixed 188 SusWrite 154 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 15.7 4K Mixed 19.2 80% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 54.3 DQ Mixed 76.8 64% 95.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 626GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 105 97 106 95 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 100 Write 91.9 Mixed 62 SusWrite 101 65% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$35 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 206GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 119 109 121 108 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 105 Write 106 Mixed 62.9 SusWrite 115 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 70%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 0604 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 37 34 37 33 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 35.1 Write 35.4 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 35.2 25% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.1 170% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 104%
ASUS WHD-A2 1TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 911GB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 100 92 101 90 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 96 111% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$40 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.4% Good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 27.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 26.4 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 95.3 42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 104%

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Typical X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) Builds (Compare 5,087 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 86%

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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 $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,430x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $147Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	717x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $130Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	348x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $267Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	299x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	285x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	132x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	125x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	124x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	375x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	160x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	148x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $345	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $225	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350

MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)