MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 171% 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 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	158% 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	327% 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, 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-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	59.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '19 at 10:04
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 i9-7900X-$420 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 288 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 1,154 100% 854 Pts	64-Core 1,991 123% 1,991 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97% 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: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2833 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Lighting 246 Reflection 197 Parallax 203 200% 215 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 178 Splatting 129 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 16GB free Firmware: SAFM00.Y SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 138 100 77 125 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 517 Write 104 Mixed 330 SusWrite 125 59% 269 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 26.3 128% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 57.3 87% 172 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 110%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 370GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1614 1622 1656 1682 1661 1655 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2,365 Write 1,735 Mixed 885 SusWrite 1,648 370% 1,659 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 78.6 278% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,150 DQ Write 940 DQ Mixed 978 751% 1,023 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 353%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 844GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 125 126 126 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 157 Write 107 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 125 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 114%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 118 117 117 118 117 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 117 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 137 136 138 138 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 139 Write 126 Mixed 85 SusWrite 137 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 87%

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)	139% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 80.8 MC Mixed 44.6 162% 56.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 11.5 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 139% 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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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,028

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 $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