MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive322% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 20 '22 at 20:16
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 91%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 86.8
1-Core 147
2-Core 294
96% 176 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 1,095
95% 812 Pts
64-Core 2,142
132% 2,142 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$296
Nvidia(10DE 1F08) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.1% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 107
Parallax 109
90% 109 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 99
Splatting 92.2
87% 109 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$90
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1459 1538 889 890 892 911 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
322% Outstanding
Read 2,600
Write 2,594
Mixed 2,429
SusWrite 1,096
490% 2,180 MB/s
4K Read 76.3
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 103
336% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,236
DQ Write 837
DQ Mixed 999
756% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 322%
Great: 442%
Toshiba Q300 Pro. 1TB
245GB free
Firmware: JYRA4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 462 469 455 470 462 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 474
Mixed 461
SusWrite 464
107% 476 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 94.5
4K Mixed 44.6
148% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 330
250% 335 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 110%
Great: 111%
Toshiba HDWG460 6TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0601
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 146 143 144 146 143 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 138
Write 121
Mixed 91.4
SusWrite 144
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.5
127% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 139%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
122% Outstanding
MC Read 51.8
MC Write 45.6
MC Mixed 39.6
130% 45.7 GB/s
SC Read 27.5
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 38
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 122%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79) Builds (Compare 4,919 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $488
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