MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics112% 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 Drive134% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A91
MotherboardMSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime42.8 Days
Run DateMar 24 '19 at 21:00
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7900X-$455
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 80
1-Core 147
2-Core 294
93% 173 Pts
4-Core 588
8-Core 1,128
102% 858 Pts
64-Core 1,965
122% 1,965 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 95%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3364) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.31
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 153
Parallax 147
121% 149 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 144
Splatting 113
101% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 226 189 263 188 223 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 901
Write 542
Mixed 637
SusWrite 234
129% 579 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 54
199% 78.3 MB/s
DQ Read 503
DQ Write 510
DQ Mixed 447
352% 487 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 134%
Great: 144%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
477GB free
Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 556 555 496 233 131 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 902
Write 547
Mixed 640
SusWrite 349
136% 609 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 56.3
213% 86.1 MB/s
DQ Read 501
DQ Write 510
DQ Mixed 455
356% 489 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 145%
Great: 144%
PNY CS1311 960GB-$195
824GB free
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 498 408 256 329 325 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 504
Mixed 399
SusWrite 385
101% 451 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 46.5
174% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 208
192% 296 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 113%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 52.3
MC Mixed 31.9
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 10.7
36% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 80.6
50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) Builds (Compare 121 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $1,028
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