MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	112% 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	350% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A90
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) (all builds)
Memory	119.4 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191211
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '22 at 07:08
Run Duration	332 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$654 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 77.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 79% 142 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 926 82% 695 Pts	64-Core 2,220 137% 2,220 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6687) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.40 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 149 Parallax 139 118% 144 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 148 Splatting 124 108% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1817 1797 1640 1590 1499 1399 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 2,636 Write 2,104 Mixed 1,424 SusWrite 1,624 435% 1,947 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 91.4 324% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,156 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 994 753% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 168GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 488 487 489 491 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 488 Mixed 450 SusWrite 489 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 63.9 214% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
APS-SL3N-1T 1TB 1,737 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 528GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 374 383 392 400 407 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 333 Write 105 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 388 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 21 4K Mixed 11.3 53% 16.8 MB/s	DQ Read 13.6 DQ Write 14.5 DQ Mixed 14.3 11% 14.1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 99%
Wd_black AN1500 1TB 706 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 141GB free Firmware: 10271043 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,729 Write 3,061 Mixed 1,693 487% 2,161 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 74 260% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,270 DQ Write 1,011 DQ Mixed 1,097 833% 1,126 MB/s
Poor: 164% Great: 356%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 306GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1430 1451 1446 607 39 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,537 Write 1,494 Mixed 1104 SusWrite 845 279% 1,245 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 83.5 292% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 686 DQ Write 924 DQ Mixed 269 353% 626 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 295%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 107GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,558 Write 2,517 Mixed 2,347 553% 2474 MB/s	4K Read 77.7 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 110 357% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,148 DQ Write 930 DQ Mixed 1018 768% 1,032 MB/s
Poor: 283% Great: 526%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 131GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2548 Write 2400 Mixed 1,604 486% 2,184 MB/s	4K Read 69.6 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 102 347% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,216 DQ Write 1,005 DQ Mixed 1,072 813% 1,097 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Seagate BUP Portable 5TB 5,996 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 732GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 64 64 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 57.6 Write 76 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 63.9 44% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 193% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 153 149 154 149 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 109 Write 103 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 152 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 205% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 90%
WD WD8002FZWX-00BKUA0 8TB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 2.5TB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 179 181 180 181 180 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 79% Great: 139%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D26BFSE.16FD 8x16GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 64.4 MC Mixed 41.4 139% 48.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 11 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 85.9 47% 85.9 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 125%

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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 $393Bench 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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	21x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16