MSI X470 GAMING M7 AC (MS-7B77)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics21.7% 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 Drive332% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B77
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING M7 AC (MS-7B77)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190614
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '19 at 03:32
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 84.8
1-Core 152
2-Core 304
97% 180 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1,167
104% 882 Pts
64-Core 1,473
91% 1,473 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290
Sapphire(174B 186B) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
21.7% Poor
Lighting 27.7
Reflection 22.4
Parallax 25.1
23% 25.1 fps
MRender 20.2
Gravity 23.7
Splatting 27.6
20% 23.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.7%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2293 783 792 795 793 803 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
332% Outstanding
Read 2684
Write 2,614
Mixed 1,929
SusWrite 1,043
463% 2,068 MB/s
4K Read 71.2
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 98.8
335% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,368
DQ Write 1,174
DQ Mixed 1,248
942% 1,264 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 332%
Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
79GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 494 370 289 252 234 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 494
Mixed 467
SusWrite 356
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 61
205% 73.9 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 351
270% 366 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
57GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 297 299 299 299 282 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 491
Mixed 430
SusWrite 316
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 64.3
216% 76.9 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 369
278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
89.1% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 34.5
89% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 27.8
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 36.6
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING M7 AC (MS-7B77)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $851
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