MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 154% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, 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	308% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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

6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180316
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '18 at 20:59
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 85.8 1-Core 116 2-Core 273 86% 158 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1021 97% 805 Pts	64-Core 1,470 91% 1,470 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Lighting 248 Reflection 195 Parallax 200 202% 214 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 175 Splatting 119 113% 140 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% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1429 1715 1749 1779 1656 1081 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,271 Write 1,501 Mixed 804 SusWrite 1,568 342% 1,536 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 68.4 240% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,141 DQ Write 973 DQ Mixed 969 750% 1,028 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 353%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 9GB free Firmware: Z3311000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 450 Write 429 Mixed 380 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 22.9 124% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 8.5 74% 170 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 721GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 126 131 132 131 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 131 Write 78.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 130 67% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 107%
BUFFALO HD-CXU2 1.5TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 407GB free, PID 0170 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 38 Write 39.5 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 39.5 52% 37.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 60.1 MC Mixed 30.3 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 11.3 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 115%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	293x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	185x
Core i9-7900XIntel $400Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	113x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	140x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	81x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	34x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	168x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	135x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	103x

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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