MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	48.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	303% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	113.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210120
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 10:33
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$455 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 303 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 1,180 103% 878 Pts	64-Core 1,884 117% 1,884 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 5350 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (60 fps cap detected)	48.4% Average	Lighting 59.2 Reflection 59.4 Parallax 59.8 48% 59.5 fps	MRender 59.1 Gravity 59.8 Splatting 59.3 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 219GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1184 1132 1105 1073 1063 1029 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,400 Write 1,721 Mixed 1,742 SusWrite 1,098 389% 1,740 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 89.5 283% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,288 DQ Write 1,014 DQ Mixed 1,138 855% 1,147 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 245GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,501 Write 9,395 Mixed 8,865 2,068% 9,254 MB/s	4K Read 864 4K Write 674 4K Mixed 187 1,905% 575 MB/s	DQ Read 1563 DQ Write 1,292 DQ Mixed 1,394 1,053% 1,416 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD WD25EZRS-00J99B0 2.5TB 850 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 396GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 84 84 83 82 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 100 Write 87.7 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 82.3 62% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x16GB 2,632 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	MC Read 50.4 MC Write 85.3 MC Mixed 52.3 179% 62.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 15.6 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 155% 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	11	9	144	31.5"	1280 720	SAM0E14 C32HG7x

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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 $455Bench 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 $660Bench 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 $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