MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% 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	120% 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-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	121.3 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '18 at 19:29
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$393 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 77.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 83% 152 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 1,018 90% 762 Pts	64-Core 1,756 109% 1,756 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P5000 8,562 User benchmarks, average bench 89% Nvidia(10DE 11B2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1733 MHz, MLim: 2256 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 135 Parallax 117 110% 129 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 128 Splatting 101 90% 111 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 435GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 389 470 456 457 458 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 435 Mixed 436 SusWrite 440 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 55 185% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 348 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 132%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 273GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 2341 2344 2344 2353 2351 2346 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	380% Outstanding	Read 2,988 Write 2,304 Mixed 1,134 SusWrite 2,347 490% 2,193 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 66.3 236% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1068 DQ Write 926 DQ Mixed 920 710% 971 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 380% Great: 372%
Qnap iSCSI Storage 8.5TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 8TB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 31 33 31 30 33 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.2% Poor	Read 44.8 Write 32.2 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 31.7 27% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.9 318% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 28%
WD easystore 25FC 2TB 1,980 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 25fc Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 108 109 108 108 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 99 Write 91.2 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 108 109% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 62%

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 potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 50.5 MC Mixed 31.4 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 10.4 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 86.1 46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 142%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 110%

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

CPU
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	36x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	36x
Core i9-7960XIntel $347Bench 83%, 2,322 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	37x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	14x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	8x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 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	24x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	17x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	16x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,048

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16