MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 158% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	147% 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	313% 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	57.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181203
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '19 at 08:36
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$393 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 (99^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 286 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1,097 99% 832 Pts	64-Core 1,945 120% 1,945 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.9% 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: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 168 Parallax 150 183% 181 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 172 Splatting 122 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 14GB free Firmware: SAFM00.Y Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 492 Write 492 Mixed 235 90% 406 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 40.9 154% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 66.6 124% 245 MB/s
Poor: 64% 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: 1674 1705 1711 1717 1683 1558 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,250 Write 1,817 Mixed 891 SusWrite 1,675 371% 1,658 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 73.1 239% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,149 DQ Write 931 DQ Mixed 959 740% 1,013 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 353%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 667GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 172 174 173 173 173 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 134 Write 106 Mixed 76 SusWrite 171 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 114%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 114 117 119 117 116 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 118 Write 104 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 117 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 138 138 136 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 116 Write 103 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 137 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.7% 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 (92^nd percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 80.4 MC Mixed 43.3 158% 55.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 11.6 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 142%

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Typical X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) Builds (Compare 122 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 103%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 110%

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

CPU
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	36x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	36x
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 $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	8x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 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	24x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	17x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	16x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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