MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 139%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics136% 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 Drive260% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A93
MotherboardMSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181203
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateJan 28 '21 at 06:18
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7940X-$815
CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 77.9
1-Core 129
2-Core 254
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 967
88% 738 Pts
64-Core 2,338
145% 2,338 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 180
Parallax 184
151% 183 fps
MRender 207
Gravity 165
Splatting 133
134% 168 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 136%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 1TB
315GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1226 1144 1121 1159 1115 1154 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 1628
Write 1,804
Mixed 698
SusWrite 1,153
296% 1,321 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 59.3
224% 89.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,386
DQ Write 1,133
DQ Mixed 1,251
939% 1,257 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 260%
Great: 261%
WD Purple Surveillance 6TB (2017)-$138
5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 166 170 170 169 169 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 150
Mixed 90.5
SusWrite 168
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 100%
Great: 99%
WD My Passport 25E2 3TB
2TB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 99 100 98 92 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Read 103
Write 92
Mixed 61.5
SusWrite 97.7
118% 88.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.6
201% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x16GB
2 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.9% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 17.1
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 10.6
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 84.5
47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 164%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) Builds (Compare 788 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $793
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