MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	139% 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	272% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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, 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-7A90
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) (all builds)
Memory	121.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '18 at 23:08
Run Duration	309 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (71^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 241 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 963 85% 722 Pts	64-Core 2,305 143% 2,305 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 95%

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: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2891 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 211 Parallax 191 161% 200 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 195 Splatting 133 124% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$238 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1TB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 488 486 488 486 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 489 Mixed 460 SusWrite 485 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 62.9 210% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$229 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 663GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 881 885 884 884 875 846 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 2,457 Write 2,219 Mixed 1,570 SusWrite 876 398% 1,780 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 77.1 258% 92.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,019 DQ Write 761 DQ Mixed 887 664% 889 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 371%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$229 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1245 2242 1601 1205 1195 1133 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,492 Write 2,243 Mixed 1703 SusWrite 1437 441% 1,969 MB/s	4K Read 55.8 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 79.1 266% 95.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1113 DQ Write 846 DQ Mixed 965 726% 975 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 371%
Seagate ST12000DM0007-2GR116 12TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 10.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 244 247 247 247 244 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 93%
SANDISK SDDR-489 128GB 143 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 119GB free, PID cfc9 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 45 45 45 45 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 90 Write 78.7 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 44.3 79% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 2.2 105% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 52%
SANDISK SDDR-489 256GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 233GB free, PID cfc9 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 44 44 44 44 47 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 132 Write 136 Mixed 103 SusWrite 43.8 135% 104 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.6 178% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x16GB 2,632 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	MC Read 53.3 MC Write 80.8 MC Mixed 57.4 182% 63.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 13.5 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 142%

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Gaming 101%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 101%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	82x
Core i9-7900XIntel $349Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x
Core i7-7800XIntel $206Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	70x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	21x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	19x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	21x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $249Bench 279%, 18,356 samples	16x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	14x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	83x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	31x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	30x

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Total price: $903

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16