MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
ProcessorWith 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics121% 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 Drive78.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A90
MotherboardMSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)  (all builds)
Memory20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181130
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateJun 27 '22 at 16:57
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7940X-$815
CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 73.6
1-Core 122
2-Core 238
79% 144 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 918
80% 681 Pts
64-Core 2,235
138% 2,235 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 163
Reflection 164
Parallax 157
133% 161 fps
MRender 155
Gravity 136
Splatting 124
112% 138 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 121%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 176 149 131 119 112 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 473
Write 232
Mixed 232
SusWrite 152
60% 272 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 92.7
4K Mixed 33.5
135% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 179
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 241
174% 221 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
1TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 146 147 147 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 167
Write 146
Mixed 45.8
SusWrite 146
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
87.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 46.3
MC Mixed 27.5
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 9.7
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 93.4
43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) Builds (Compare 276 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $903
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