MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	65.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A93
Motherboard	MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170718
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '19 at 01:54
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 82.3 1-Core 114 2-Core 202 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 814 76% 633 Pts	64-Core 1,210 75% 1,210 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6368) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Lighting 84.6 Reflection 79.4 Parallax 69.4 69% 77.8 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 73.3 Splatting 74.1 60% 73 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199 9,250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 164 152 125 150 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 493 Write 337 Mixed 168 SusWrite 164 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 35.4 154% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 151 155% 255 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 114%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 321GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2272 2152 1060 1074 1074 1074 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,182 Write 2,277 Mixed 1,648 SusWrite 1,451 425% 1,890 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 84.7 288% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,275 DQ Write 1,086 DQ Mixed 1,164 876% 1,175 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 372%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 91.7 Write 81.8 Mixed 62.5 59% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 170 174 174 174 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 150 Mixed 95.2 SusWrite 173 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%
WD WD80EZAZ-11TDBA0 8TB 1,009 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 120 113 112 114 113 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 163 Write 172 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 116 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.9 272% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 105%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 134 129 130 129 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 127 Write 139 Mixed 96.8 SusWrite 129 168% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.4 216% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 98%
Generic- SD/MMC 64GB 660 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 38GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 17 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	10% Very poor	Read 18 Write 15.8 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 17.6 23% 17.2 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.6 134% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 56.1 MC Mixed 29.1 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 11.1 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 115%

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

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Desktop 87%

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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 i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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) $30	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