MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	247% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A93
Motherboard	MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170620
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '18 at 20:40
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216 22,334 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 88.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 952 92% 755 Pts	64-Core 1,190 74% 1,190 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 199 Parallax 181 142% 185 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 185 Splatting 129 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 572 321 330 330 331 327 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 2,199 Write 1,408 Mixed 670 SusWrite 368 256% 1,162 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 62.3 285% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,086 DQ Write 1,196 DQ Mixed 761 678% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 236%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 361GB free Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1852 865 596 599 598 596 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,236 Write 1,771 Mixed 689 SusWrite 851 308% 1,387 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 69 284% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,073 DQ Write 1,376 DQ Mixed 1,008 821% 1,152 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 353GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 416 496 499 459 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 499 Mixed 470 SusWrite 435 108% 482 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 68.5 240% 88.7 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 59.3 MC Mixed 29 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 11.4 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 72%

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

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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 $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	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