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 below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	160% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A93
Motherboard	MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171129
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '19 at 08:25
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 80 1-Core 104 2-Core 226 76% 137 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 814 76% 633 Pts	64-Core 1,236 76% 1,236 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 908 415 345 336 296 279 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1788 Write 1,311 Mixed 696 SusWrite 430 234% 1,056 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 52.8 189% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 42.9 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 57.5 54% 79.4 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 302%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 77GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,181 Write 1,817 Mixed 1,413 400% 1,804 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 75.6 263% 98.9 MB/s	DQ Read 56.3 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 81.9 70% 99.9 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	56% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 15.8 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 10.3 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 80.5 50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 87%

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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 $455Bench 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 $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