MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% 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	97.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170605
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '20 at 01:05
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216 22,334 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 80.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 255 84% 154 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 818 81% 663 Pts	64-Core 1,045 65% 1,045 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 5180) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 146 Parallax 136 110% 139 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 129 Splatting 103 93% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 143 77 95 118 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 284 Mixed 249 SusWrite 116 63% 286 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 50.3 182% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 238 199% 290 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 100%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 89GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 87 81 65 77 83 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 136 Write 102 Mixed 112 SusWrite 79.4 24% 107 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 24.7 121% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 99 79% 111 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 73%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 46GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 183 95 73 56 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 417 Mixed 295 SusWrite 134 74% 334 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 49 172% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 231 200% 299 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 108%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 706GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 123 126 125 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 84.3 Write 119 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 124 148% 104 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 67% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 8 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	MC Read 17 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 15 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 10.5 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 65%

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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 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