MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A93
Motherboard	MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (all builds)
Memory	16.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170620
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '18 at 23:30
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$66 2,123 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 239 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 353 46% 347 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.2% Excellent	Lighting 100 Reflection 108 Parallax 98 82% 102 fps	MRender 98.3 Gravity 107 Splatting 92.2 81% 99.2 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
BP5 120GB 142 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2378 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 153 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 240 (AD) Unknown 100 100 589859 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 28 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1738	91.4% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 445 Mixed 480 107% 479 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 13.5 108% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 57.5 108% 215 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 790GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 171 2408 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 711 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2374 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 143 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 20 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2529 (C2) HDA temperature 112 102 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	95.9% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 176 Mixed 162 125% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.18 4K Write 2.73 4K Mixed 0.35 139% 1.42 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 756GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 103 Write 98.4 Mixed 88.6 123% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 0.24 81% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF2X04JEEE35-12-K 01BA 8GBF2X04JEEE35-12-K 859B CT8G4DFS8213.C8FDD1 24GB 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.5% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 19.5 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 16.2 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns

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Desktop 87%

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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 $95Bench 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: $795

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 $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