MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	121% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180801
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '19 at 19:42
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 841 83% 677 Pts	64-Core 1076 67% 1076 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100 255 User benchmarks, average bench 79% AMD(1002 0C1E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1500 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 82.5 Parallax 159 88% 117 fps	MRender 83.5 Gravity 113 Splatting 118 87% 105 fps
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 469 472 476 476 475 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 477 Mixed 432 SusWrite 476 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 50.8 179% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 131%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2142 2140 2142 1882 1170 1166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,344 Write 2,135 Mixed 1,473 SusWrite 1,774 434% 1,931 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 71.7 280% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,427 DQ Write 1,298 DQ Mixed 1,362 1,022% 1,362 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 371%
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB (2016)-$80 9,128 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: CV12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 164 167 171 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 161 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 166 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 99%
Corsair Survivor 3.0 32GB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 13GB free, PID 1a0a, corsair survivor Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 39.2 Write 36.6 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 37.1 51% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x8GB 7,706 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3 of 8 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66.2% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 18.8 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 11.3 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 73%

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Gaming 98%

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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 $420Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	113x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	140x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $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 $45	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