MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	129% 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	297% 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	121.9 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '18 at 16:30
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th 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-$815 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 98.2 2-Core 196 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 802 70% 596 Pts	64-Core 1,951 121% 1,951 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82% 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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 212 Parallax 195 143% 194 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 196 Splatting 131 124% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1TB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 493 495 496 496 496 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 495 Mixed 472 SusWrite 493 112% 494 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 63.5 216% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 164 177% 296 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 668GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1021 2141 1699 1161 1168 771 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 2,319 Write 2125 Mixed 1,628 SusWrite 1,327 415% 1,850 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 79.8 271% 98.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,016 DQ Write 734 DQ Mixed 878 655% 876 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 371%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2086 2158 1257 1207 1206 1195 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2349 Write 2,148 Mixed 1,631 SusWrite 1,518 429% 1,911 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 81.3 278% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,090 DQ Write 804 DQ Mixed 953 711% 949 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 371%
Seagate ST12000DM0007-2GR116 12TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 10.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 120 97 103 106 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 115 Write 64.7 Mixed 162 SusWrite 107 85% 112 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 228% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 93%

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 @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	MC Read 51.8 MC Write 80.3 MC Mixed 52.9 176% 61.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 13 42% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 142%

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Typical X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) Builds (Compare 276 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 101%

UFO

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 101%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	81x
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	70x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	21x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 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	30x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	30x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $903

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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16