MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.5%, 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	255% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200601
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '21 at 18:37
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 79.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 93% 173 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 722 84% 652 Pts	64-Core 1373 85% 1373 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.5% 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 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 190 Parallax 183 146% 184 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 182 Splatting 121 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1534 1468 1451 942 730 774 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,814 Write 1392 Mixed 645 SusWrite 1,150 279% 1,250 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 59.2 203% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,233 DQ Write 1,005 DQ Mixed 1020 791% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 353%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 118GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 205 133 129 132 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68% Good	Read 362 Write 362 Mixed 324 SusWrite 190 70% 310 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 19.6 104% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 33.1 86% 178 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 114 114 114 113 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 180 Write 166 Mixed 38 SusWrite 113 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 107%
BUFFALO HD-CXU2 1.5TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 230GB free, PID 0170 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 38 39 39 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 36 Write 34 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 38.6 48% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 60.5 MC Mixed 29.7 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 11.7 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 115%

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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 900 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 $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	293x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	185x
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	140x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	81x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	34x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	23x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	168x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	135x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	103x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $793

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