MSI Creator X299 (MS-7B96)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80.6% 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 Drive214% 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.
Memory256GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 256GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B96
MotherboardMSI Creator X299 (MS-7B96)  (all builds)
Memory247.4 GB free of 256 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210120
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '21 at 19:01
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10980XE-$1,100
CPU0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 67.8
1-Core 139
2-Core 275
85% 161 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 1,008
90% 759 Pts
64-Core 3,001
186% 3,001 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.6% Excellent
Lighting 99.6
Reflection 118
Parallax 104
81% 107 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 101
Splatting 92.8
80% 97.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 487GB
281GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 674 511 511 509 510 510 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 1833
Write 2,309
Mixed 1,649
SusWrite 538
356% 1,582 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 60.1
218% 78.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,006
DQ Write 839
DQ Mixed 726
597% 857 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 214%
Great: 214%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190
2TB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1494 1605 1623 1563 1566 1570 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 1,442
Write 1,547
Mixed 1,088
SusWrite 1,570
318% 1,412 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 205
4K Mixed 70.2
275% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 988
DQ Write 912
DQ Mixed 321
413% 740 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 280%
Great: 282%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
791GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 113 111 112 114 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 106
Write 78.5
Mixed 58.6
SusWrite 112
65% 88.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8x31.9GB
8 of 8 slots used
255GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 57.9
MC Mixed 40.9
130% 45.5 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 9.7
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 107
38% 107 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 112%
Great: 151%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Creator X299 (MS-7B96) Builds (Compare 154 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 175%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 221%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI Creator X299 (MS-7B96)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $2,284
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