MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% 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	177% 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	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.

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, 24 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A90
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) (all builds)
Memory	56.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190710
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 20 '22 at 19:28
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7740X-$230 5,094 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 276 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 744 76% 611 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 189 Parallax 178 139% 179 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 180 Splatting 109 113% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CT500P 500GB 3,338 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: R013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 60 65 46 14 53 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1,439 Write 912 Mixed 902 SusWrite 48.8 182% 825 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 81.5 298% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 748 DQ Mixed 84 196% 392 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 243%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 441GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 466 478 484 472 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 491 Mixed 384 SusWrite 476 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 66.5 224% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 443GB free Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2285 626 626 626 626 625 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,541 Write 2,371 Mixed 1,646 SusWrite 902 417% 1,865 MB/s	4K Read 68.6 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 92.8 308% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,425 DQ Write 1,152 DQ Mixed 1,268 955% 1,282 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 470GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 465 478 483 472 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 438 Mixed 338 SusWrite 475 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 49.1 176% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 174 177% 289 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 317GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 156 148 165 162 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 150 Mixed 31 SusWrite 159 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 107%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 64GB 7,850 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 53GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 2.5 6.9 6.4 8.1 7.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 29 Write 3.2 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 6 16% 14.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 2.5 189% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 5,810 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22.4 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 23.1 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 115%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) Builds (Compare 277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 101%

UFO

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 101%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	82x
Core i9-7900XIntel $349Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x
Core i7-7800XIntel $206Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	70x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	21x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	19x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	21x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $249Bench 279%, 18,356 samples	16x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	14x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	83x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	31x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	30x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $903

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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