MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics121% 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 Drive27.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201215
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateSep 28 '22 at 11:09
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$295
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 70.1
1-Core 142
2-Core 266
86% 159 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 882
82% 684 Pts
64-Core 1,410
87% 1,410 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 165
Reflection 159
Parallax 150
135% 158 fps
MRender 168
Gravity 128
Splatting 112
108% 136 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 121%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900E13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 75 58 108 25 103 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
27.2% Poor
Read 189
Write 80.5
Mixed 89.1
SusWrite 75.6
24% 109 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 22.2
4K Mixed 8.1
48% 15.7 MB/s
DQ Read 25.3
DQ Write 24.4
DQ Mixed 22.4
18% 24 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 96%
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
127GB free
Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 760 770 900 910 927 911 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1067
Write 743
Mixed 689
SusWrite 863
188% 840 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 50.9
200% 80.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,228
DQ Write 835
DQ Mixed 812
665% 958 MB/s
Poor: 143%
This bench: 202%
Great: 333%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
65.8% Good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 25.7
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 23.4
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 101%

 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 4,913 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $453
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