MSI Creator X299 (MS-7B96)

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 220% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	208% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	369% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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-7B96
Motherboard	MSI Creator X299 (MS-7B96) (all builds)
Memory	121.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '20 at 21:23
Run Duration	368 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9980XE-$1,097 2,201 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 73.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 252 82% 151 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 916 83% 698 Pts	64-Core 2824 175% 2824 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	208% Outstanding	Lighting 307 Reflection 290 Parallax 314 250% 304 fps	MRender 342 Gravity 252 Splatting 186 204% 260 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 795GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2329 2308 2300 2297 2297 2305 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 2,587 Write 2,264 Mixed 1,547 SusWrite 2306 489% 2,176 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 78.7 284% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 719 DQ Mixed 603 515% 762 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 425%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 898GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 481 481 484 487 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 485 Mixed 462 SusWrite 484 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 56.6 192% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 325 254% 350 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 465GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2530 2538 2535 2465 2435 2410 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	386% Outstanding	Read 2,528 Write 2,532 Mixed 1,457 SusWrite 2,486 506% 2,250 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 88 306% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 999 DQ Write 730 DQ Mixed 585 513% 772 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 386% Great: 425%
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 861GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2265 2260 2256 2256 2258 2271 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	364% Outstanding	Read 2,464 Write 2,190 Mixed 1,466 SusWrite 2,261 471% 2,095 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 81.1 280% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,021 DQ Write 800 DQ Mixed 798 627% 873 MB/s
Poor: 218% ↑ This bench: 364% Great: 438%
Samsung 860 QVO 4TB-$250 3,023 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 481 481 484 487 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 484 Mixed 390 SusWrite 484 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 49.9 174% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 176 182% 298 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x16GB 2,632 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 54 MC Mixed 35.2 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 10.2 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 94.3 42% 94.3 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 142%

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Gaming 175%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 221%

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Motherboard: MSI Creator X299 (MS-7B96)

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	37x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	33x
Core i9-7940XIntel $815Bench 83%, 4,560 samples	17x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	19x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	18x
RX 590AMD $200Bench 57%, 122,060 samples	15x

SSD
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)WD $37Bench 244%, 109,999 samples	16x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	14x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $88Bench 341%, 58,572 samples	10x

RAM
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	26x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	23x
4x31.8GBUnknownBench 105%, 601 samples	18x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $2,284

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 $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