MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	64.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	14.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180801
Uptime	21.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '19 at 02:14
Run Duration	74 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7740X-$189 5,094 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 275 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 782 82% 655 Pts	64-Core 765 47% 765 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Lighting 80.9 Reflection 81.2 Parallax 78 66% 80 fps	MRender 73.7 Gravity 75.1 Splatting 77.5 62% 75.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 60%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,813 Write 1,470 Mixed 537 280% 1,273 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 288 4K Mixed 62.5 310% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,051 DQ Write 1280 DQ Mixed 811 710% 1,047 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB 551 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 48.9 MC Mixed 33.8 121% 42.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 48.7 SC Mixed 34.3 102% 35.8 GB/s	Latency 44.4 90% 44.4 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

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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 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	293x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	185x
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	113x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	140x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	81x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	34x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	168x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	135x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	103x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $791

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16