MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 87.9%, 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	120% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A90
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) (all builds)
Memory	57.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '22 at 21:17
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$130 5,094 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 262 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 625 68% 540 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.9% 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 (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 184 Parallax 170 137% 174 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 174 Splatting 121 115% 143 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: 119 271 38 44 46 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 1,297 Write 827 Mixed 99.3 SusWrite 92.8 126% 579 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 44.6 4K Mixed 45.8 176% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 43.9 DQ Mixed 78.2 86% 153 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 243%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 441GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 463 479 473 485 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 476 Mixed 403 SusWrite 472 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 65 219% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 443GB free Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2285 625 629 628 610 627 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,253 Write 2050 Mixed 1,506 SusWrite 901 375% 1,678 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 84.3 284% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,433 DQ Write 1158 DQ Mixed 1,290 967% 1,294 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 470GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 461 478 472 483 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 482 Mixed 362 SusWrite 470 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 45.3 168% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 175 178% 289 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 317GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 132 158 157 159 157 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 146 Write 161 Mixed 31 SusWrite 151 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.2% 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: 9 6.1 7.6 7.8 8.7 9.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 10 Mixed 11 SusWrite 8.1 16% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 3.6 222% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 14.2% 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 @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 30.2 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 28.1 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 115%

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Typical X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) Builds (Compare 278 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 $393Bench 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 $84Bench 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 $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	14x

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

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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