MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.4% 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 Drive	139% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180801
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 18:31
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216 22,334 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 80.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 798 80% 649 Pts	64-Core 1,048 65% 1,048 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% AMD(1002 0B00) 3GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.4.1 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.4% Below average	Lighting 44.9 Reflection 29.8 Parallax 56.1 37% 43.6 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 43.8 Splatting 37.2 30% 36.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 240GB-$141 6,458 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: OC34L5TP Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 599 592 602 623 615 612 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1070 Write 576 Mixed 470 SusWrite 607 151% 681 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 38.4 143% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 424 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 105 143% 265 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 159%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 171GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 416 307 304 297 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 462 Mixed 349 SusWrite 343 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 41.3 151% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 247 210% 311 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 21GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 54 53 54 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 45.5 Write 50.8 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 53.4 34% 46.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 280GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 163 162 164 162 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 170 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 162 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 121 118 122 119 117 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 89.7 Write 108 Mixed 26 SusWrite 115 61% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 0.6 238% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 146 143 151 148 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 74.3 Write 66.1 Mixed 20 SusWrite 147 56% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.4 218% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 90%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 75 60 57 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 152 Write 136 Mixed 96.2 SusWrite 72.3 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51% Above average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 13.9 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 11.1 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 80%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	293x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	184x
Core i9-7900XIntel $462Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	140x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	81x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	34x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	23x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	168x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	134x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	103x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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