MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% 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	278% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	59.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '18 at 09:27
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$420 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 1,137 102% 861 Pts	64-Core 2,011 124% 2,011 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2813 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Lighting 249 Reflection 194 Parallax 198 203% 214 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 178 Splatting 130 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 53GB free Firmware: SAFM00.Y SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 417 211 224 150 150 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 465 Write 451 Mixed 308 SusWrite 269 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 35.3 130% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 67 125% 247 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 110%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1434 1219 1462 1385 1405 1405 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 1,896 Write 1,615 Mixed 857 SusWrite 1385 322% 1,438 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 58.4 230% 90.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,173 DQ Write 962 DQ Mixed 1,007 770% 1,047 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 353%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 877GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 122 123 125 124 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 122 Write 111 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 123 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 114%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 111 114 118 118 117 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 115 Write 106 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 116 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 130 133 138 137 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 142 Write 125 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 135 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 87%
Samsung Flash Drive DUO 64GB 839 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 43GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 20 19 22 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 31.8 Mixed 34 SusWrite 18.7 40% 30.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1.7 80% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x8GB 4,255 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	137% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 80.3 MC Mixed 43.9 160% 55.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 12.2 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 142%

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Gaming 101%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	36x
Core i9-7900XIntel $420Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	35x
Core i9-7960XIntel $347Bench 83%, 2,322 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	37x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	14x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	8x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	12x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	7x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples	6x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	23x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	17x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	16x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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