MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.3% 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 Drive145% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A94
MotherboardMSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)  (all builds)
Memory24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170605
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateSep 09 '18 at 00:39
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 78.4
1-Core 115
2-Core 228
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 825
77% 642 Pts
64-Core 1,239
77% 1,239 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.3% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 113
Parallax 107
85% 108 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 96.9
Splatting 100
81% 98.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$100
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.2.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 450 456 458 455 466 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 951
Write 459
Mixed 530
SusWrite 455
133% 599 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 54.6
200% 79 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 439
DQ Mixed 311
256% 363 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 145%
Great: 181%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: HP51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 187 189 190 189 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 138
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 189
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OAC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 190 191 192 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 184
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 191
105% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 104%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x16GB
2 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.8% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 16.2
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 10.4
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 83.6
48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 164%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) Builds (Compare 900 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $795
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