MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A93
MotherboardMSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170906
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 16 '18 at 14:34
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7640X-$66
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 85.5
1-Core 129
2-Core 259
87% 158 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 493
66% 493 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 98%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
63.6% Good
Lighting 81
Reflection 81.8
Parallax 79.5
66% 80.8 fps
MRender 79.8
Gravity 73.2
Splatting 65.6
59% 72.8 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38
256GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 18 143 52 69 35 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 510
Write 410
Mixed 409
SusWrite 118
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 0.3
124% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 4.7
DQ Mixed 0.3
32% 85.5 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 92%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 184 184 185 185 181 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 176
Mixed 35.1
SusWrite 183
104% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2666C16/8G KHX2400C15/8G 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
75.7% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.6
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 24.5
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) Builds (Compare 788 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $796
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