MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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	98.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	52 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210120
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 19:09
Run Duration	327 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$654 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 82 1-Core 122 2-Core 241 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 880 81% 678 Pts	64-Core 2,159 134% 2,159 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 186 Parallax 177 140% 178 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 182 Splatting 124 118% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 196 190 279 342 399 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 111 Mixed 312 SusWrite 272 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 46.6 161% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 293 214% 284 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 682GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1729 1550 1608 1657 1670 1648 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2,591 Write 2,285 Mixed 1,932 SusWrite 1,644 474% 2,113 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 90.6 295% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,151 DQ Write 784 DQ Mixed 993 734% 976 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 435%
ST16000NM001G-2KK103 16TB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 186 190 182 171 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 242 Write 219 Mixed 115 SusWrite 179 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 15.4 4K Mixed 1.5 48% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 4.1 DQ Write 7 DQ Mixed 2 2% 4.37 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 45%
Intel 800p NVMe PCIe M.2 118GB-$62 124 User benchmarks, average bench 275% 13GB free Firmware: K4110410 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,087 Write 532 Mixed 702 170% 774 MB/s	4K Read 203 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 179 617% 178 MB/s	DQ Read 36 DQ Write 69.7 DQ Mixed 241 130% 115 MB/s
Poor: 184% Great: 363%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 117 123 119 119 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 97.8 Write 69.9 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 116 57% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 63% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 96%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 24TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.7 2.2 2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 294 Write 1.2 SusWrite 1.8 71% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 323 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13,442% 108 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 212%
Patriot Memory 990GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 922GB free, PID 6000, Patriot Supersonic Rage Elite 1TB Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 41 42 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 38.4 Write 37.7 Mixed 37 SusWrite 40.5 53% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 4 242% 4.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x8GB 4,255 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3732 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	MC Read 50.9 MC Write 72.9 MC Mixed 50.3 166% 58 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 10.9 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 142%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	120	48.8"	1280 720	SAM0F9C C49RG9x

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Gaming 101%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	36x
Core i9-7900XIntel $462Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	35x
Core i9-7960XIntel $347Bench 83%, 2,322 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	37x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	14x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	8x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	12x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	7x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples	6x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	23x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	17x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	16x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,028

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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) $30	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