MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	43.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	348% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A90
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '19 at 23:35
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^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-$462 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 292 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,197 106% 899 Pts	64-Core 1,953 121% 1,953 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.8% Average	Lighting 49.5 Reflection 57.1 Parallax 46.3 40% 51 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 49.5 Splatting 64.1 50% 61.4 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 681GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1824 1862 1834 1817 1823 1815 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,187 Write 1,767 Mixed 992 SusWrite 1,829 379% 1,694 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 77.5 277% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,526 DQ Write 1,337 DQ Mixed 1,251 987% 1,371 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 363%
Liteon CA3-8D512 512GB 4,424 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 477GB free Firmware: C490903 SusWrite @10s intervals: 882 513 514 511 513 512 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,804 Write 1,941 Mixed 1,366 SusWrite 574 318% 1,421 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 83.5 286% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,380 DQ Write 1,128 DQ Mixed 974 806% 1,161 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 228%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 67.5 MC Mixed 35 134% 46.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 12.7 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 115%

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Gaming 101%

UFO

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 101%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	81x
Core i9-7900XIntel $462Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	70x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	21x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	19x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	21x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $249Bench 279%, 18,356 samples	16x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	14x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	83x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	30x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	30x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $903

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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