MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics119% 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 Drive265% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A90
MotherboardMSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170602
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '18 at 22:48
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7920X-$250
CPU0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 77.1
1-Core 92.7
2-Core 185
68% 118 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 735
65% 554 Pts
64-Core 1,541
95% 1,541 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 155
Reflection 203
Parallax 205
126% 187 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 180
Splatting 129
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 119%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
265% Outstanding
Read 2,028
Write 1,856
Mixed 1,643
411% 1,842 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 52.6
186% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 153
154% 253 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 265%
Great: 353%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 45.6
MC Mixed 28.4
99% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 9.6
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 86
46% 86 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) Builds (Compare 276 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $903
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