MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results


Gaming 205% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 206% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	228% 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	269% 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	32GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A90
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '22 at 16:16
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 945 87% 727 Pts	64-Core 1445 89% 1445 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 4989 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	228% Outstanding	Lighting 340 Reflection 325 Parallax 361 277% 342 fps	MRender 375 Gravity 278 Splatting 201 223% 285 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 873 824 885 856 836 817 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,230 Write 1,243 Mixed 812 SusWrite 849 284% 1,283 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 62.2 252% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,305 DQ Write 1039 DQ Mixed 1,044 816% 1,129 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 353%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 148 156 156 153 156 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 66.7 Write 130 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 153 68% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x16GB 46,387 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.8% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 22.6 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 12.8 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 164%

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

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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	81x
Core i9-7900XIntel $413Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	70x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	21x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 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	30x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	30x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $903

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