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 as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	230% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A93
Motherboard	MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (all builds)
Memory	33.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '20 at 16:35
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 73.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 250 81% 150 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 818 77% 638 Pts	64-Core 1,164 72% 1,164 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.7% 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% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1253 1073 1068 1085 1062 1001 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,818 Write 1,705 Mixed 783 SusWrite 1,090 302% 1349 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 60.5 192% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 408 DQ Mixed 248 300% 540 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 302%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121 553 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 172GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 89 83 87 124 107 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 183 181 165 168 184 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 115 Write 111 Mixed 67 SusWrite 174 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.5 209% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 113%
Sony DSC 64GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 44GB free, PID 0ac4 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.3 9.5 9.3 9.8 9 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 21.2 Write 10.5 Mixed 14.2 SusWrite 9.5 17% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2 145% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 13%
MKI SAMBO 8GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 4GB free, PID 1167 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 11 11 13 11 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	8.25% Terrible	Read 29.5 Write 13.3 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 11.5 19% 16 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.25% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x16GB 9,153 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 46.7 MC Mixed 26.9 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 10.4 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 92.7 43% 92.7 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 140%

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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 $184	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) $35	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