MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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 Drive	351% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '18 at 14:53
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$455 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 88.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 1062 93% 791 Pts	64-Core 1860 115% 1860 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 152 Parallax 143 114% 145 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 138 Splatting 113 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 915GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2030 1947 1945 1904 1866 1808 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2,230 Write 1981 Mixed 1,454 SusWrite 1,917 426% 1,895 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 73.2 282% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,465 DQ Write 1,158 DQ Mixed 1,274 963% 1,299 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 425%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 432GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 215 216 219 213 215 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 363 Write 354 Mixed 336 SusWrite 216 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 45.2 150% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 242 182% 243 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 133%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 755GB free Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1644 1646 1650 1645 1645 1648 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,114 Write 1,638 Mixed 1,055 SusWrite 1,646 361% 1,613 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 73.2 280% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,455 DQ Write 1,143 DQ Mixed 1,200 925% 1,266 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 363%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 163 164 159 165 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 146 Write 152 Mixed 74 SusWrite 162 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 59.3 MC Mixed 32.5 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 10.7 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 115%

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Typical X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) Builds (Compare 121 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 101%

UFO

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	36x
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	35x
Core i9-7960XIntel $347Bench 83%, 2,322 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	37x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	14x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	8x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	12x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	7x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples	6x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	23x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	17x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	16x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,028

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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