MSI X299-A PRO (MS-7A94)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics122% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A94
MotherboardMSI X299-A PRO (MS-7A94)  (all builds)
Memory17.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 26 '22 at 18:29
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7740X-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Memory 87.4
1-Core 132
2-Core 249
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 682
73% 582 Pts
64-Core 731
45% 731 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 158
Parallax 160
132% 160 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 136
Splatting 120
118% 149 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 122%
Great: 123%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 124 135 129 115 124 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 128
Write 166
Mixed 43.5
SusWrite 126
84% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GIS Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 04CD F4-3200C16-8GIS 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.5% Average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 12.2
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.4
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 70.1
57% 70.1 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299-A PRO (MS-7A94) Builds (Compare 39 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 121% - Outstanding Total price: $435
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