MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	350% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '20 at 09:15
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 261 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 1,044 92% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,435 89% 1,435 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 195 Parallax 177 147% 184 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 179 Splatting 123 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 508GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1155 1600 1733 1423 1424 1409 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 2,237 Write 1,926 Mixed 1669 SusWrite 1,457 409% 1,822 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 223 4K Mixed 108 353% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1,444 DQ Write 1,332 DQ Mixed 1,365 1,030% 1,380 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 592GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2310 2158 1137 1149 1140 1146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2421 Write 2,277 Mixed 1,573 SusWrite 1,507 436% 1,945 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 80.9 323% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,429 DQ Write 1,351 DQ Mixed 1362 1,030% 1,381 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 596GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1937 1932 1558 1465 1467 1464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,244 Write 1,903 Mixed 1722 SusWrite 1,637 421% 1,877 MB/s	4K Read 63.4 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 81.6 319% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,454 DQ Write 1,323 DQ Mixed 1,364 1,030% 1,380 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 372%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 6TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 217 224 221 224 221 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x8GB 7,706 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3 of 8 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	68.6% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 19.2 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 10.8 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 73%

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Gaming 101%

UFO

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	36x
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	35x
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 $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	8x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 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	23x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	17x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	16x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,028

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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