MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	109% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	17.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170605
Uptime	17.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '21 at 00:27
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th 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-$110 2,123 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	57.1% Above average	Memory 56 1-Core 126 2-Core 262 77% 148 Pts	4-Core 314 8-Core 491 50% 402 Pts	64-Core 480 30% 480 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 144 Parallax 147 116% 144 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 145 Splatting 121 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,722 Write 5,643 Mixed 5,426 1,251% 5,597 MB/s	4K Read 476 4K Write 253 4K Mixed 294 1,231% 341 MB/s	DQ Read 1,481 DQ Write 1331 DQ Mixed 1,359 1,032% 1,390 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 171GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 477 471 451 476 468 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 471 Mixed 392 SusWrite 470 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 57.1 189% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 361 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 180GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1492 1238 1213 1258 1185 1014 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,346 Write 1,917 Mixed 1,582 SusWrite 1,233 396% 1,770 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 76.8 248% 84.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,379 DQ Write 972 DQ Mixed 1,248 912% 1,200 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 576GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 172 171 174 173 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 201 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 172 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 200 197 205 203 208 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 158 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 202 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M4D3600C18 4x8GB 2,441 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 29 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 34.9 SC Mixed 26.2 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 140 29% 140 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 125%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	293x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	184x
Core i9-7900XIntel $462Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 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 $76Bench 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	134x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	103x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $791

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $185	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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