MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 173% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% 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	270% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '18 at 06:32
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$462 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 88.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1,173 104% 881 Pts	64-Core 2,052 127% 2,052 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2867 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Lighting 240 Reflection 210 Parallax 216 196% 222 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 188 Splatting 132 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 1,922 Write 1,770 Mixed 1,635 396% 1,776 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 66.1 222% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 180 181% 294 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 353%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 20GB free Firmware: SAFM00.Y Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6265 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 875 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3 (AA) Unknown 100 100 775 (AD) Unknown 100 100 720916 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 82 (C2) HDA temperature 76 57 184683724824 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (DA) Unknown 100 100 2 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 5900 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5299 (F2) Unknown 100 100 10061 (F4) Unknown 100 100 11 (F5) Unknown 100 100 20 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1549504	94.8% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 511 Mixed 469 112% 499 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 13.9 108% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 14 81% 184 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 110%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 195 901 (03) Spinup time 179 173 8016 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1058 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7498 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 417 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 250 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 21512 (C2) HDA temperature 128 109 24 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 9 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	85.6% Excellent	Read 161 Write 137 Mixed 137 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 2.03 4K Mixed 0.29 105% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 172 7958 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1272 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7389 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 411 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 235 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 21610 (C2) HDA temperature 126 110 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	73.2% Very good	Read 126 Write 129 Mixed 110 91% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 2.27 4K Mixed 0.28 111% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 41 (03) Spinup time 178 171 8066 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1319 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 19425 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 436 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 253 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 190 190 31204 (C2) HDA temperature 126 97 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	57.5% Above average	Read 95.8 Write 104 Mixed 96.1 74% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.18 93% 1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 570GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 175 7958 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1329 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12070 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 428 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 246 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 16905 (C2) HDA temperature 126 97 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	74% Very good	Read 156 Write 102 Mixed 107 91% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.98 4K Mixed 0.27 93% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 536GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 223487280 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1199 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 17726720 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7593 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 430 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 61 437780506 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 119 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 15528 (C2) HDA temperature 26 40 38654705690 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -137400298760342 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8253744147 (F2) Unknown 100 253 151066282948	86.9% Excellent	Read 166 Write 137 Mixed 153 115% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.2 70% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x8GB 4,255 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	140% Outstanding	MC Read 45.3 MC Write 81.2 MC Mixed 45.2 164% 57.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 12.1 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 142%

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Gaming 101%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	36x
Core i9-7900XIntel $462Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	35x
Core i9-7960XIntel $347Bench 83%, 2,322 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	37x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	14x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	8x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	12x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	7x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples	6x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	23x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	17x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	16x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,028

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16