MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Battleship	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	97.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	275% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A93
Motherboard	MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210120
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '23 at 09:36
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (46^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-$206 22,334 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 79.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 230 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 738 72% 589 Pts	64-Core 890 55% 890 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 377A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 537.58 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (120 fps cap detected)	97.3% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 120 Parallax 121 98% 120 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 120 Splatting 114 96% 118 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 715GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1410 1441 1439 1545 1555 1555 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 1,999 Write 1,708 Mixed 1,615 SusWrite 1,491 383% 1,703 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 69.7 230% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 847 DQ Write 594 DQ Mixed 762 558% 735 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 435%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 231GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 305 307 306 306 306 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 458 Mixed 384 SusWrite 320 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 46.4 160% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 160 158 158 162 158 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 150 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 159 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 114%
PI-239 USB 2.0 Drive 750GB 181 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 288GB free, PID 1840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 49.7 Write 40.4 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 42.1 51% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 20%

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 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.3% Above average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 14.3 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 10.7 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	56	120	24.5"	1280 720	BNQ7F7D BenQ EX2510

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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 $206Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	244x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	165x
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	105x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	80x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	60x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	35x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	29x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	142x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	91x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	72x

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Value: 74% - Very good

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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