MSI X299M-A PRO (MS-7B40)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	246% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B40
Motherboard	MSI X299M-A PRO (MS-7B40) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '20 at 11:15
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 263 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 510 69% 514 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 376B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.08 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 185 Parallax 176 135% 176 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 174 Splatting 122 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$40 10,318 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 427GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0802A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 802 754 311 861 1261 1370 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,809 Write 1,527 Mixed 1,191 SusWrite 893 303% 1,355 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 211 4K Mixed 51.3 258% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 898 DQ Write 1005 DQ Mixed 86.5 304% 663 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 248%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 199 199 202 202 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 158 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 199 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB 29,586 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 25.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 27.5 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 96%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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