MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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.
Processor	With 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 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	83.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	23.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). 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	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190805
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '22 at 19:30
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing way below expectations (20^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Memory 69.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 216 72% 131 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 426 54% 409 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 4520) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.7% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 101 Parallax 101 84% 102 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 94 Splatting 87.8 82% 103 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 13 60 27 69 12 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	23.2% Poor	Read 188 Write 86.6 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 45.1 22% 101 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 18.2 4K Mixed 9.8 40% 13.3 MB/s	DQ Read 14.9 DQ Write 15.9 DQ Mixed 14.5 11% 15.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 85%
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 756GB free Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1252 517 540 540 540 540 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,751 Write 1,854 Mixed 1,516 SusWrite 655 324% 1,444 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 53.3 178% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 715 DQ Write 444 DQ Mixed 589 437% 583 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 300%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 291GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 134 136 136 130 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 73.3 Write 128 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 131 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 216 213 208 207 218 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 130 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 211 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3200C16-8GVRB F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3200C16-8GVRB 32GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 20.5 60% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 17.3 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 134%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,394x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	684x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	329x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	284x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	280x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	273x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	131x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	122x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	121x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	366x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	156x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	146x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $458

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 PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

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