MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.8% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). 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	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201215
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '21 at 18:08
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 PRO 4650G 6,798 User benchmarks, average bench 80% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 68.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 289 88% 167 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 891 88% 719 Pts	64-Core 1091 68% 1091 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU) 162,082 User benchmarks, average bench 13% AMD(1002 1636) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Lighting 21.8 Reflection 21.4 Parallax 29.6 18% 24.3 fps	MRender 13.8 Gravity 22.9 Splatting 21.7 16% 19.5 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650NS38 120GB 2,214 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: P191001a SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 43 117 24 111 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 490 Write 144 Mixed 295 SusWrite 98.2 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 46.8 168% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 96.3 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 143 114% 155 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 101%
RPFTJ256PDD2MWX 256GB 6,231 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 233GB free Firmware: 11.82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 553 281 281 283 281 284 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 807 Write 847 Mixed 780 SusWrite 327 155% 690 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 48.1 174% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 702 DQ Write 711 DQ Mixed 586 473% 666 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 112%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 127 132 133 130 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 97.8 Write 99.8 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 129 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.8 191% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 124 124 122 124 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 73.5 Write 70.7 Mixed 48.4 SusWrite 123 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 70%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 788GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 71 73 67 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 97.1 Write 48.7 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 68.1 53% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.3 73% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB 87,891 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 30.1 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 23.7 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 39: 3R 6G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
39%	27%	56	164	112	120	27"	1920 1080	HXM410F Gaming 27

History: Score 41: 3R 7G 5B | Score 39: 3R 6G 6B

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Gaming 86%

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,390x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	683x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	328x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	282x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	280x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	272x

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

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	366x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	155x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	146x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $472

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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)

Performance Results

PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

System Memory Latency Ladder

SkillBench Score 39: 3R 6G 6B (High Scores)

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)