MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	190% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	322% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '22 at 20:44
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 78.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 247 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 836 77% 645 Pts	64-Core 1,328 82% 1,328 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% MSI(1462 3952) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.4.2 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	190% Outstanding	Lighting 244 Reflection 249 Parallax 526 199% 340 fps	MRender 386 Gravity 210 Splatting 282 237% 293 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2121 2140 2135 2109 1525 993 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,508 Write 2,147 Mixed 1,650 SusWrite 1,837 457% 2,036 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 70.5 238% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 939 DQ Write 670 DQ Mixed 792 595% 800 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 370%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 11GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 499 Write 360 Mixed 361 90% 407 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 53.6 196% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 169 179% 295 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 23GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 144 130 150 146 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 103 Write 112 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 145 70% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.3 408% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4R.M8FE1 2x8GB 1,480 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.4% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 18.3 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 11.9 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 82.6 48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	293x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	185x
Core i9-7900XIntel $413Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	113x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	140x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	81x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	34x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	168x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	135x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	103x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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