MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics12.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive42.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '21 at 08:10
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G-$104
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 75
1-Core 120
2-Core 240
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 439
62% 458 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 (Ryzen iGPU)
MSI(1462 7B79) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.44
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
12.3% Very poor
Lighting 15.6
Reflection 14.1
Parallax 23.4
13% 17.7 fps
MRender 6.2
Gravity 19
Splatting 15.7
12% 13.6 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 12.3%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1H5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 136 134 133 175 142 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 305
Write 102
Mixed 123
SusWrite 146
37% 169 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 30.6
4K Mixed 15.6
65% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 32.1
DQ Write 35.7
DQ Mixed 30.5
24% 32.8 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
458GB free
Firmware: KC65
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 132 133 134 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 131
Write 125
Mixed 69
SusWrite 133
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.9
150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-004.A03LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
46.5% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 14.8
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 15.5
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 90.5
44% 90.5 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 48: 6R 5G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
48% 17% 82 117 76 60 23.5" 1920 1080 PHLC085 247ELH
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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $487
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