MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	59.6% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '21 at 04:00
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 2600X-$185 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 78.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 254 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 766 74% 612 Pts	64-Core 1,016 63% 1,016 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3790) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.9% Good	Lighting 91.3 Reflection 118 Parallax 71 74% 93.6 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 82.3 Splatting 74.1 61% 74.5 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hyundai 240GB SSD 240GB 217 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 116 105 105 106 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 474 Write 380 Mixed 315 SusWrite 132 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 12 91% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 17.4 49% 102 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 93%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$112 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 910GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 486 491 492 492 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 491 Mixed 448 SusWrite 488 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 54.2 183% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 373 281% 375 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 128%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1.5TB free Firmware: RA61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 99 96 98 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 97.9 Write 97.1 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 97.7 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 199% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 87%
BUFFALO HD-QHU3/R5 1 6TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free, PID 025f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 293 263 300 292 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 263 Write 114 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 279 221% 176 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 22% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE 2x16GB 2,759 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 32.2 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 82.7 48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 126%

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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 $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	689x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	333x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	285x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	282x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	274x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $482

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	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)

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