MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.7% 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	228% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A93
Motherboard	MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170718
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '17 at 09:39
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 84.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 259 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 1,018 90% 762 Pts	64-Core 1,422 88% 1,422 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Lighting 46.6 Reflection 45 Parallax 39.8 38% 43.8 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 36.7 31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 443GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 226 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 178 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 702 (AD) Unknown 100 100 65542 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 65 (C2) HDA temperature 64 57 184685101092 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 887 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 785 (F2) Unknown 100 100 773 (F4) Unknown 100 100 1 (F5) Unknown 100 100 6 (F6) Unknown 100 100 249664	93.1% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 487 Mixed 492 111% 498 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 13.5 99% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 52 114% 232 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 110%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 421GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,733 Write 1,717 Mixed 1,679 382% 1,710 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 43.5 165% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 36.7 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 28.2 38% 65.7 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 353%
Seagate ST3400620AS 400GB-$55 3,016 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 212GB free Firmware: 3.AAE Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 94 82541521 (03) Spinup time 93 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 7110 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 423511979 (09) Power-on hours count 41 41 52270 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1835 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 41 656736295 (C2) HDA temperature 39 59 73014444071 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 76 56 62775786 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	32.4% Below average	Read 61.3 Write 51.6 Mixed 57.6 43% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.24 67% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 42%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 180GB free Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 233518092 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6626 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 252382454 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 30634 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1234 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 50 521994271 (C2) HDA temperature 31 50 60129542175 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 31 18 233518092 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -138959371867466 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4107946042 (F2) Unknown 100 253 367105879	65.6% Good	Read 119 Write 110 Mixed 105 84% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.56 120% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Predator 2666 C13 2x8GB-$137 7,627 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.3% Good	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 16.8 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 12.2 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 99%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	243x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	164x
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	93x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	104x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	80x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	60x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	35x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	29x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	139x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	90x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	72x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $793

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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