MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	209% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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-7A90
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '17 at 16:49
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 1,069 97% 815 Pts	64-Core 1,544 96% 1,544 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 2150 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.12.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Lighting 66.7 Reflection 68.2 Parallax 80.2 54% 71.7 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 58.1 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,759 Write 882 Mixed 1,067 272% 1,236 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 50.2 208% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 650 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 187 218% 384 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 243%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 112GB free Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 986 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 152 (A5) Unknown 100 100 884799439318 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 5 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 99 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 49 44 240518168627 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 670016667804 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 234 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2200 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1162 (F2) Unknown 253 253 276 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	74.9% Very good	Read 508 Write 384 Mixed 442 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 6.55 78% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 7.75 64% 145 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 78%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 930GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 163 163 68719476737 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 131 (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 100 100 172 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 129 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 737 (C2) HDA temperature 153 153 214749675559 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	70.5% Very good	Read 118 Write 128 Mixed 114 90% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.19 76% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x8GB 7,706 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3 of 8 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	69.8% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 18.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 11.8 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 73%

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Gaming 101%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 101%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	81x
Core i9-7900XIntel $462Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	70x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	21x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	19x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	21x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $249Bench 279%, 18,356 samples	16x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	14x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	83x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	30x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	30x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $903

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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