MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	189% 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	129% 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-7A93
Motherboard	MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (all builds)
Memory	112 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181203
Uptime	12.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '24 at 10:19
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 70.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 256 81% 151 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 978 88% 741 Pts	64-Core 1,973 122% 1,973 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$539 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% PNY(196E 13CD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	189% Outstanding	Lighting 265 Reflection 254 Parallax 300 216% 273 fps	MRender 342 Gravity 233 Splatting 185 199% 253 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 510 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB 1,901 User benchmarks, average bench 259% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: STES1020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 794 736 632 754 711 521 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 1,825 Mixed 394 SusWrite 691 178% 775 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 38.4 131% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 945 DQ Write 783 DQ Mixed 695 566% 807 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 385%
Seagate FireCuda 510 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB 1,901 User benchmarks, average bench 259% 389GB free Firmware: STES1020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1039 860 896 881 820 888 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,537 Write 2,086 Mixed 1,504 SusWrite 897 340% 1,506 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 49 168% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,132 DQ Write 807 DQ Mixed 978 728% 973 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 385%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$370 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 1TB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 478 475 480 467 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 484 Mixed 460 SusWrite 469 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 59.1 192% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 350 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x16GB 2,632 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 47.1 MC Mixed 29.4 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 10.1 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 99.5 40% 99.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 142%

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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	71	59	120	48.8"	1280 720	SAM0F9C C49RG9x

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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	244x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	164x
Core i9-7900XIntel $413Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	94x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	104x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	80x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	60x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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	140x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	91x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	72x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16