MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	13.5% 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 Drive	348% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210926
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '21 at 11:57
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 76.5 1-Core 112 2-Core 263 81% 150 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 902 90% 731 Pts	64-Core 1143 71% 1143 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 85F5) 2GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Lighting 16.8 Reflection 7.1 Parallax 18 14% 14 fps	MRender 14 Gravity 17.9 Splatting 16.1 13% 16 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 761GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2127 2179 2222 2237 2140 2213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 1,815 Write 2,206 Mixed 1837 SusWrite 2,186 455% 2,011 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 89.3 298% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,254 DQ Write 984 DQ Mixed 1,134 844% 1,124 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 365%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 344GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 140 146 147 147 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 124 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 145 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 158 162 168 168 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 96.8 Write 141 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 160 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 88% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 90%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 4GB 996 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 1603 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 8.7 9.3 8.6 9.2 9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	7.37% Terrible	Read 23 Write 8.9 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 9 14% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 36% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 7.37% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB 11,542 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	73.1% Very good	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 29.2 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 29.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 87.3 46% 87.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 99%

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 81%

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Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,394x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	684x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	328x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	284x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	280x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	273x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	131x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	122x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	121x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	366x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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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