MSI X470 GAMING PRO MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	74.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	259% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B79
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PRO MAX (MS-7B79) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '21 at 19:03
Run Duration	285 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 75.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 81% 149 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 687 72% 576 Pts	64-Core 950 59% 950 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4014) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Lighting 93.5 Reflection 91.3 Parallax 84.5 76% 89.8 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 82.3 Splatting 73.8 71% 88.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kioxia-exceria PLUS SSD 1TB 434 User benchmarks, average bench 247% 870GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFA10.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2191 2027 1532 1493 1536 1535 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1,466 Write 2,385 Mixed 1688 SusWrite 1,719 412% 1,815 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 53.3 188% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 718 DQ Mixed 803 611% 828 MB/s
Poor: 169% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 304%
Kingston SKC600256G 256GB 6,756 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 237GB free Firmware: S4500104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 470 466 464 471 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 242 Mixed 425 SusWrite 468 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 53.9 179% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 262 216% 308 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 128%
WD WD5000AVVS-63H0B1 500GB 11,411 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 466GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 95 94 96 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 91.4 Write 65 Mixed 44.8 SusWrite 94.9 54% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 51%
USB DISK 3.0 32GB 1,909 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 28GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 4.8 14 10 14 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	6.82% Terrible	Read 24.1 Write 15.9 Mixed 14.7 SusWrite 10.4 20% 16.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.82% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 26.3 78% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 24.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 89.1 45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 62: 9R 4G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
62%	56%	32	326	259	60	23.5"	1920 1080	SAM0D2C C24F390

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 93%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	124x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	94x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	47x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	41x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	22x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	22x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	28x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	17x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	34x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	21x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	16x

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Value: 128% - Outstanding

Total price: $381

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 $177	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 PRO MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

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PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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SkillBench Score 62: 9R 4G 5B (High Scores)

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