MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.4% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '18 at 14:22
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7960X-$347 2,322 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 81.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 246 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 948 85% 720 Pts	64-Core 2,555 158% 2,555 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.4.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 70.3 Reflection 60.6 Parallax 87.3 57% 72.7 fps	MRender 61.4 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 77.1 55% 66.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 960GB 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 822GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 916 Write 523 Mixed 718 159% 719 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 34.2 4K Mixed 9.3 58% 20.7 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 27 73% 159 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 291%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 814GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,231 Write 2,621 Mixed 2,263 532% 2,372 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 58.7 211% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 746 DQ Write 746 DQ Mixed 321 358% 604 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 372%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 477GB free Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,073 Write 1,372 Mixed 1,533 368% 1,659 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 48.6 212% 85.3 MB/s	DQ Read 864 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 225 268% 481 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 283%
Patriot Blast 240GB 5,061 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 223GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2029 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4613 (A8) Unknown 100 100 10 (AA) Unknown 100 100 417 (AD) Unknown 100 100 852009 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1910 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 7 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2830	56.6% Above average	Read 370 Write 261 Mixed 236 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 7.31 73% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 93.2 DQ Mixed 40.3 52% 94.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 94%
Samsung D3 Station 2TB 2,805 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free, PID 6123 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 34.6 Write 41 Mixed 7.45 34% 27.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 7.16 4K Mixed 0.66 269% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.1% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 18.2 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 10.9 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 85%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	36x
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	35x
Core i9-7960XIntel $347Bench 83%, 2,322 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	37x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	14x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	8x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	12x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	7x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples	6x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	23x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	17x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	16x

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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 $178	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