MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	138% 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.
Boot Drive	262% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	55.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170711
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '17 at 21:36
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$462 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 290 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 1,166 104% 877 Pts	64-Core 1,941 120% 1,941 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6390) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2815 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 213 Parallax 205 160% 205 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 190 Splatting 127 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,231 Write 1,329 Mixed 1,447 369% 1,669 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 65.1 251% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 51.2 DQ Write 611 DQ Mixed 37.3 116% 233 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 353%
HPT DISK 0_0 30TB 8TB free Firmware: 4.00 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	98.7% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 190 Mixed 159 126% 167 MB/s	4K Read 3.36 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.75 254% 1.93 MB/s

Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 106 99 11694624 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1097 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 6105 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1700 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 18 (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 68 63 605683744 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 20065 (C2) HDA temperature 32 40 77309411360 (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 127199751439302 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3211264 (F2) Unknown 100 253 8533487	105% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 187 Mixed 158 131% 175 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.23 92% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 106 99 12307800 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1095 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 9068 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1700 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 18 (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 68 62 605749280 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 19994 (C2) HDA temperature 32 40 81604378656 (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 -89562953022522 (F1) Unknown 100 253 26961404 (F2) Unknown 100 253 8761442	100% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 142 Mixed 165 129% 172 MB/s	4K Read 0.84 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.25 96% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x16GB 9,153 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 67.1 MC Mixed 38.6 136% 47.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 10.1 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 140%

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Desktop 87%

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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 $182	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) $30	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