MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	77.1% 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	88.8% 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	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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A93
Motherboard	MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170602
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '18 at 12:27
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$654 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Memory 52.2 1-Core 37.2 2-Core 76.4 34% 55.3 Pts	4-Core 152 8-Core 304 27% 228 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.76 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.1% Very good	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 94.4 Parallax 191 58% 119 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 173 Splatting 125 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 361 108 109 90 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 785 Write 552 Mixed 554 SusWrite 203 117% 524 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 32.2 106% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 305 218% 280 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 157%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 466GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1845 1849 1826 1850 1820 1828 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,633 Write 1,829 Mixed 1,289 SusWrite 1,836 372% 1,647 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 46.2 149% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 308 230% 307 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 393%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 282GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 108 112 109 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 116 Write 108 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 110 64% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 108%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 241 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 30GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 49 64 48 48 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 88.3 Write 66.3 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 47.6 81% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 2.6 197% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x16GB 46,387 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	37.8% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 13.4 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 3.7 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 4.4 14% 4.77 GB/s	Latency 153 26% 153 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 164%

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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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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	242x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	164x
Core i9-7900XIntel $462Bench 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	59x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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