MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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-7A90
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) (all builds)
Memory	121.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170816
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 00:13
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$815 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 121 2-Core 242 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 963 85% 722 Pts	64-Core 2307 143% 2307 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 191 Parallax 203 149% 192 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 186 Splatting 127 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 457 490 493 492 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 492 Mixed 467 SusWrite 475 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 64.9 220% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,156 Write 2,288 Mixed 1,628 452% 2,024 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 81.6 278% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,236 DQ Write 944 DQ Mixed 1,070 805% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 371%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2083 2268 1211 1186 1182 966 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,173 Write 2,286 Mixed 1,682 SusWrite 1,483 429% 1,906 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 83.6 281% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,324 DQ Write 988 DQ Mixed 1,126 850% 1,146 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 371%
Seagate ST12000DM0007-2GR116 12TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 10.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 108 121 109 91 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 84.8 Write 82 Mixed 132 SusWrite 104 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 272% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x16GB 2,632 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	MC Read 53.5 MC Write 65.5 MC Mixed 55.1 166% 58 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 12.1 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 142%

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Gaming 101%

UFO

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 101%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	81x
Core i9-7900XIntel $420Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	70x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	21x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	19x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	21x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $249Bench 279%, 18,356 samples	16x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	14x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	83x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	30x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	30x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $903

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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