MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% 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	393% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A93
Motherboard	MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '18 at 03:06
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (98^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,012 96% 793 Pts	64-Core 1,584 98% 1,584 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.4% 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: 2942 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 202 Parallax 184 156% 193 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 187 Splatting 130 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2186 2206 2217 2218 2140 2038 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	393% Outstanding	Read 2,662 Write 2,201 Mixed 1,550 SusWrite 2,167 481% 2,145 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 90.3 323% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,278 DQ Write 1,170 DQ Mixed 1,204 909% 1,218 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 393% Great: 393%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 198GB free Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1963 1967 1966 1910 1894 1892 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	367% Outstanding	Read 2,640 Write 1,895 Mixed 1,006 SusWrite 1,932 417% 1,868 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 79.6 290% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,286 DQ Write 1,161 DQ Mixed 1,084 851% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 367% Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 122GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 493 492 493 492 451 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 494 Mixed 418 SusWrite 486 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 67.9 232% 83.6 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 263% 343 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 269GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2206 2210 2217 2216 2207 2155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	399% Outstanding	Read 2,679 Write 2,209 Mixed 1,473 SusWrite 2,202 480% 2,141 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 91 327% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,325 DQ Write 1,210 DQ Mixed 1,247 941% 1,261 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 399% Great: 393%

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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 71.3 MC Mixed 39.1 143% 50 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 12.9 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 115%

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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 $15	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