MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	151% 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	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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A93
Motherboard	MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '19 at 02:45
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216 22,334 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 86.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 941 93% 761 Pts	64-Core 1224 76% 1224 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6591) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 168 Reflection 186 Parallax 167 137% 174 fps	Gravity 167 Splatting 120 124% 143 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$40 8,737 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-a9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 764 700 781 802 792 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 620 Write 745 Mixed 618 SusWrite 717 153% 675 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 57.2 209% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 407 DQ Mixed 302 253% 365 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 153%
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 0GB free Firmware: SAFC12.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 389 Write 492 Mixed 404 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 44.3 168% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 204 189% 290 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 97%
Corsair Force LE 480GB-$277 5,507 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1GB free Firmware: SAFC12.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 507 Write 492 Mixed 400 104% 466 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 44.3 169% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 198 185% 285 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 100%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 141GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 158 157 157 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 140 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 159 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x4GB 5,222 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 67.2 MC Mixed 32.6 120% 42 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 11.6 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 148%

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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 $462Bench 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 i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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