MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '21 at 22:17
Run Duration	104 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7800X-$206 22,334 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 85.4 1-Core 127 2-Core 243 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 840 82% 675 Pts	64-Core 1,041 64% 1,041 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.4% Very good	Lighting 94.4 Reflection 107 Parallax 95.7 77% 99.1 fps	MRender 94.7 Gravity 94.9 Splatting 96.7 78% 95.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 88%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 129 230 267 241 261 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 236 Write 274 Mixed 100 SusWrite 216 150% 207 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1.2 279% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 213%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	62.4% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 17.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 10.8 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 97%

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

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Typical X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) Builds (Compare 908 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $206Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	297x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	185x
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	113x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	140x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	83x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	34x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	170x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	135x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	103x

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Value: 74% - Very good

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16