MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics118% 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 Drive49.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191106
Uptime4.6 Days
Run DateApr 03 '21 at 14:35
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Memory 85.1
1-Core 148
2-Core 297
96% 177 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 1,182
105% 888 Pts
64-Core 1,509
93% 1,509 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
AMD(1002 0E36) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.3.2
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 136
Parallax 301
111% 191 fps
MRender 226
Gravity 142
Splatting 170
145% 179 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 118%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UI220400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 76 78 76 80 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
49.7% Average
Read 455
Write 280
Mixed 154
SusWrite 87.8
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 48
4K Mixed 15.6
81% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 25.9
DQ Write 67
DQ Mixed 17.3
22% 36.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 52%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 182 184 185 182 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 147
Write 157
Mixed 29.2
SusWrite 183
93% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 110%
Hitachi HDS721075CLA332 750GB-$190
608GB free
Firmware: JP3OA3GH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 128 132 132 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 137
Write 142
Mixed 67.6
SusWrite 130
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 38
96% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 27
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 38.6
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $472
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