MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210518
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 31 '21 at 01:08
Run Duration256 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 75.4
1-Core 150
2-Core 299
93% 175 Pts
4-Core 595
8-Core 939
94% 767 Pts
64-Core 1,110
69% 1,110 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 144
Parallax 131
107% 135 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 135
Splatting 120
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKJ4.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 476 474 477 477 467 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 415
Write 456
Mixed 394
SusWrite 470
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 44.2
158% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 216
188% 276 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 108%
Great: 102%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139
144GB free
Firmware: X2316RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 453 453 454 454 452 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 440
Mixed 233
SusWrite 448
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 88.1
4K Mixed 35.7
139% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 65.2
103% 199 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 101%
Great: 99%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
214GB free
Firmware: 505ABBF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 131 130 130 130 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 435
Write 151
Mixed 210
SusWrite 131
51% 232 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 91.6
4K Mixed 37.1
148% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 64.2
75% 131 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 73%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB
868GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 69 68 68 68 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
40.1% Average
Read 71.7
Write 66.1
Mixed 53.3
SusWrite 67.7
48% 64.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 51%
Seagate ST3750630AS 750GB-$207
590GB free
Firmware: HP26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 101 99 101 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 92.2
Write 99.6
Mixed 51.1
SusWrite 100
63% 85.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.4
80% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73% Very good
MC Read 31
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 29.3
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 27.6
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 89.5
45% 89.5 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 40: 5R 5G 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
40% 24% 42 352 293 60 27" 1920 1080 PHLC156 PHL 273V7
History: Score 19: 2R 2G 3B | Score 40: 5R 5G 0B
Typical X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) Builds (Compare 4,907 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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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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