MSI X299-A PRO (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	148% 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	182% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299-A PRO (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	35.8 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200601
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '22 at 00:38
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9920X-$587 1,009 User benchmarks, average bench 86% CPU0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 75.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 255 83% 153 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 1,015 89% 757 Pts	64-Core 2,072 128% 2,072 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 199 Parallax 217 160% 204 fps	MRender 261 Gravity 195 Splatting 151 160% 202 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0C 1TB 8,724 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 169GB free Firmware: 211210WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,581 Write 1,651 Mixed 1,203 330% 1,478 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 70.3 223% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,004 DQ Write 556 DQ Mixed 798 589% 786 MB/s
Poor: 137% Great: 269%
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 10,182 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 785 606 605 607 607 607 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,364 Write 827 Mixed 1,222 SusWrite 636 226% 1,012 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 49.7 174% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 944 DQ Write 637 DQ Mixed 672 534% 751 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 215%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$99 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 601GB free Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1603 1553 461 90 87 195 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1,052 Write 1,635 Mixed 1,167 SusWrite 665 256% 1,130 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 67.6 221% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 708 DQ Write 578 DQ Mixed 833 572% 706 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 299%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 32 35 35 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 115 Write 141 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 34.1 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.7 227% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 90%
Toshiba MG08ACA16TE 16TB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 9TB free Firmware: 0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 259 262 252 260 248 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 60% Great: 135%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 128GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 50GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 33 32 35 35 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 85.3 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 34.1 44% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.9 297% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 75%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 41 41 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 57.4 Write 30.9 Mixed 30.4 SusWrite 41.4 30% 40 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston XJ69DF-HYA 40GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.9% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 17.1 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 11.5 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 89.7 45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 37%

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

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Typical X299-A PRO (MS-7A94) Builds (Compare 39 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 97%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 90%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X299-A PRO (MS-7A94)

CPU
Core i7-7740XIntel $130Bench 87%, 5,094 samples	14x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	6x
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	6x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	6x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	5x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	5x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	5x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	3x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	2x

RAM
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	6x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	5x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	4x

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Value: 121% - Outstanding

Total price: $433

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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