MSI X299M-A PRO (MS-7B40)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	120% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B40
Motherboard	MSI X299M-A PRO (MS-7B40) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '19 at 17:08
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7640X-$66 2,123 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 264 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 592 77% 582 Pts	64-Core 574 36% 574 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 147 Parallax 123 105% 133 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 129 Splatting 109 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 451 485 479 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 492 Mixed 334 SusWrite 473 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 48.1 180% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 150 166% 282 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 116%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 631GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 917 511 512 511 511 512 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 141GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 72 72 71 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 74.8 Write 72.5 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 71 49% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 103GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 62 62 62 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 45.8 Write 43.5 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 61.8 34% 46.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 126 128 127 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 152 Write 121 Mixed 81 SusWrite 126 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C13 4x8GB 713 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 30.6 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 29.7 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 113%

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

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Typical X299M-A PRO (MS-7B40) Builds (Compare 21 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 49%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI X299M-A PRO (MS-7B40)

CPU
Core i7-7740XIntel $130Bench 87%, 5,094 samples	14x
Core i5-7640XIntel $66Bench 84%, 2,123 samples	7x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	3x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	3x
RX Vega-64AMD $400Bench 87%, 91,676 samples	3x

SSD
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	3x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	2x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples	2x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 24,428 samples	3x
Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $171Bench 83%, 37,802 samples	2x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	1x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $247

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