MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	44.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '21 at 17:00
Run Duration	442 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Eight-Core 24 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	73% Very good	Memory 63.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 282 86% 163 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 707 70% 574 Pts	64-Core 863 53% 863 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 C972) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 168 Parallax 152 137% 163 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 132 Splatting 116 113% 142 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 21 23 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 440 Write 89.2 Mixed 101 SusWrite 24 35% 164 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 12.6 58% 15.7 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 26.3 DQ Mixed 75.9 86% 156 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 124%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 243 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 196 189 196 155 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 351 Write 395 Mixed 270 SusWrite 163 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 30.2 114% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 320 248% 339 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 115%
Adata SX8800PNP 512GB 177 User benchmarks, average bench 214% 35GB free Firmware: VB411D41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 95 78 122 68 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 207 Write 368 Mixed 606 SusWrite 114 74% 323 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 73.8 4K Mixed 50.2 166% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 716 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 184 202% 356 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 19GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 455 Write 446 Mixed 378 95% 427 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 47.8 154% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 351 268% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 57GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 196 189 196 156 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 422 Write 382 Mixed 280 SusWrite 171 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 32.9 114% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 328 252% 342 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 104%
Jmicron Tech 240GB 278 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4GB free Firmware: 0208 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 277 Write 288 Mixed 282 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 33.1 4K Mixed 22.2 72% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 92.7 DQ Mixed 110 80% 103 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 71%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 25GB free Firmware: UH44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 59 71 61 73 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 396 Write 71.5 Mixed 33 SusWrite 67.8 30% 142 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 12.5 39% 9.8 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 58%
Seagate ST8000AS0002-1NA 8TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 241GB free Firmware: AR17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 170 170 177 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 89.5 Write 139 Mixed 78 SusWrite 169 27% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 0.3 7% 3.67 MB/s	DQ Read 1.5 DQ Write 10.6 DQ Mixed 2.6 3% 4.9 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 19%
Seagate ST1000LM014-1EJ1 1TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 416GB free Firmware: SM30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 75 75 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 85.5 Write 76.7 Mixed 66 SusWrite 74.4 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.1 243% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 63%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$120 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 209GB free Firmware: AR17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 138 133 130 171 168 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 114GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 83 40 35 77 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 100 Write 116 Mixed 20.2 SusWrite 71.3 56% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.2 52% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 92%
Seagate ST4000VN000-1H41 4TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 124GB free Firmware: SC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 129 119 116 118 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 159 Write 154 Mixed 76 SusWrite 121 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 84%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 134GB free Firmware: MJAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 157 160 153 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 122 Write 118 Mixed 26 SusWrite 155 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 92%
Seagate ST4000DM004-2CV1 4TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 136GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 182 180 175 169 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 95.8 Write 146 Mixed 108 SusWrite 174 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 266% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 82%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 134 135 123 128 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 128 Write 133 Mixed 67 SusWrite 129 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 100%
Seagate ST6000VN001-2BB1 6TB 410GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 91 97 99 86 89 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	64.8% Good	Read 132 Write 130 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 92.8 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 182% 1.4 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	63.5% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 25.7 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 22.8 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 117 34% 117 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	60	27"	1280 720	DEL415A DELL U2719D

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,394x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	688x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	333x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	284x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	282x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	273x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	131x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	123x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	122x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	367x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	156x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	146x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $424

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

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