MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.6% 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	136% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170605
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '17 at 03:18
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7640X-$110 2,123 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 495 62% 470 Pts	64-Core 502 31% 502 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% PNY(196E 139F) 2GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.28 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Lighting 34.4 Reflection 32.7 Parallax 29.9 28% 32.3 fps	MRender 36.6 Gravity 30.8 Splatting 31.4 27% 32.9 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 670GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 971 Write 931 Mixed 955 213% 952 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 73.7 4K Mixed 25.9 118% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 31.7 DQ Mixed 31.4 45% 89.2 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 445%
WD My Passport 259F 3TB 1,516 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2.5TB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 42.7 Write 42.8 Mixed 35.1 51% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 2.16 4K Mixed 0.24 85% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 49%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 970 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID ab28 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 34.4 Write 35.8 Mixed 5.24 30% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.05 4K Write 0.14 4K Mixed 0.05 7% 0.08 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 57%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 29GB free, PID 0723 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	9.63% Terrible	Read 18.8 Write 12.7 Mixed 11 17% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0.97 4K Mixed 1.11 89% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.63% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 9,293 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 20.8 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	185x
Core i9-7900XIntel $420Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	113x

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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	34x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	168x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	135x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	103x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $791

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