MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% 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	276% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180316
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '18 at 18:34
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 88 1-Core 144 2-Core 294 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,052 99% 821 Pts	64-Core 1,638 101% 1,638 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 246 Reflection 194 Parallax 198 200% 213 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 177 Splatting 119 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 156% 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% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1288 1538 1562 1555 1553 1555 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,941 Write 711 Mixed 766 SusWrite 1,509 274% 1,232 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 54.9 211% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,170 DQ Write 736 DQ Mixed 903 686% 936 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 353%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 166GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 214 138 137 135 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 390 Write 411 Mixed 362 SusWrite 190 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 20.8 110% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 33.7 84% 171 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 919GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 96 97 97 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 104 Write 116 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 95.3 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 107%
BUFFALO HD-CXU2 1.5TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 175GB free, PID 0170 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 38.2 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 39.3 51% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 57.2 MC Mixed 29.3 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 10.9 42% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 115%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 98%

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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	185x
Core i9-7900XIntel $400Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	113x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	140x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	34x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	168x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	135x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	103x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16