MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics108% 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 Drive206% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B79
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)  (all builds)
Memory6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191106
Uptime34.6 Days
Run DateJan 13 '21 at 14:12
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%
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 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 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 72.9
1-Core 152
2-Core 302
93% 176 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 974
90% 753 Pts
64-Core 1,388
86% 1,388 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Nvidia(10DE 139F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 134
Parallax 135
112% 135 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 118
Splatting 107
105% 132 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 108%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 706 577 495 494 496 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 1,335
Write 750
Mixed 574
SusWrite 506
175% 791 MB/s
4K Read 61.1
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 81.3
270% 93.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,049
DQ Write 658
DQ Mixed 428
434% 712 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 206%
Great: 311%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0915
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 165 165 165 149 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 115
Write 146
Mixed 134
SusWrite 162
104% 139 MB/s
4K Read 4.8
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.7
356% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 97%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
524GB free, PID b207
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 39 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
19.2% Very poor
Read 37.7
Write 39.3
Mixed 25.3
SusWrite 38.6
48% 35.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 28.5
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 28.6
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 94.9
42% 94.9 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 79%
Great: 118%

 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 4,908 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $487
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