MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics23.3% 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 Drive152% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210203
Uptime3 Days
Run DateDec 01 '21 at 17:02
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G Vega Graphics
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
64.9% Good
Memory 69.6
1-Core 107
2-Core 168
66% 115 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 562
54% 442 Pts
64-Core 559
35% 559 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
23.3% Poor
Lighting 29.1
Reflection 31.5
Parallax 30.3
24% 30.3 fps
MRender 36.6
Gravity 28
Splatting 20.9
22% 28.5 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 23.3%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Acer FA100 256GB
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.4.6.17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 761 820 835 626 288 235 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 942
Write 842
Mixed 845
SusWrite 594
181% 806 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 88.9
4K Mixed 49.3
182% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 412
DQ Write 592
DQ Mixed 284
276% 429 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 152%
Great: 243%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
639GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 175 175 180 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 172
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 176
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 113%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
845GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 91 91 91 92 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 69.3
Write 83
Mixed 49.1
SusWrite 91.3
54% 73.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KD4AGUA80-36A180B 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
40% Below average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 11.2
MC Mixed 13.4
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 10.4
SC Mixed 14.6
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40%
Great: 65%

 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%
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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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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