MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results


Gaming 183% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 171% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	203% 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	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A93
Motherboard	MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170925
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '22 at 05:18
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216 22,334 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 87.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 881 86% 705 Pts	64-Core 1,141 71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4925 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	203% Outstanding	Lighting 292 Reflection 274 Parallax 321 238% 296 fps	MRender 348 Gravity 263 Splatting 187 209% 266 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 166 152 140 125 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 491 Mixed 404 SusWrite 174 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 59.3 199% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 586GB free Firmware: 614900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2470 2480 1520 1244 1252 1239 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 2,352 Write 2,541 Mixed 2,196 SusWrite 1701 495% 2,198 MB/s	4K Read 68.8 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 86.3 297% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,337 DQ Write 1,095 DQ Mixed 1197 902% 1,210 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 595%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 338GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 127 129 129 129 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 155 Write 155 Mixed 92 SusWrite 128 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 238% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 109%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 326GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 99 100 101 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 117 Write 120 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 102 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	59.9% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 16.8 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 13.2 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 97%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	243x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	164x
Core i9-7900XIntel $420Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	93x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	104x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	80x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	60x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	35x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	29x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	139x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	90x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	72x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $791

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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