MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	46.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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, 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	56.6 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 22:04
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 291 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 749 76% 613 Pts	64-Core 702 43% 702 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.1% 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 167 Reflection 185 Parallax 178 136% 176 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 176 Splatting 124 117% 145 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: 169 92 27 22 28 16 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.3% Average	Read 254 Write 178 Mixed 150 SusWrite 58.8 36% 160 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 26.5 93% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 78.4 DQ Write 84.7 DQ Mixed 68.1 55% 77.1 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 243%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 441GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 475 469 487 489 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 487 Mixed 416 SusWrite 476 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 66.3 225% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% 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: 2274 625 625 627 625 626 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,538 Write 2,356 Mixed 1,744 SusWrite 900 421% 1,885 MB/s	4K Read 69.6 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 83.1 308% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,422 DQ Write 966 DQ Mixed 1299 941% 1,229 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 470GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 474 468 486 488 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 487 Mixed 366 SusWrite 475 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 50 178% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 180 180% 291 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 317GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 159 157 159 157 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 152 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 156 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.4% 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 7.3 7.4 8.7 8.2 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 24.5 Write 6.2 Mixed 12.3 SusWrite 7.8 15% 12.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 3.5 194% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.7% 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 (70^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 30.9 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 28.4 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 115%

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Gaming 101%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 101%

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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