MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	149% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190710
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '19 at 11:38
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 88 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 1,139 103% 866 Pts	64-Core 1,597 99% 1,597 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.4% 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 3762) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2862 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 204 Parallax 184 149% 190 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 183 Splatting 129 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 74GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 249 272 272 271 258 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 471 Mixed 385 SusWrite 271 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 61.7 220% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 233 209% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 118%
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 281GB free Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 787 625 743 740 742 731 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1193 Write 1,281 Mixed 1,064 SusWrite 728 240% 1,066 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 75.8 277% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,080 DQ Write 1,185 DQ Mixed 1084 829% 1,116 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 228%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 212 239 229 463 975 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 1,046 Write 242 Mixed 344 SusWrite 387 111% 505 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 49.2 189% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 905 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 278 284% 481 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 210%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 975GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 165 168 171 170 170 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 128 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 162 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.4 178% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 114%

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 @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 59 MC Mixed 30.6 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 10.5 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 115%

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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 $1,198Bench 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 $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16