MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	242% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	18.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170720
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '17 at 22:36
Run Duration	424 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 i7-7740X-$281 5,094 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 142 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 791 78% 638 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Lighting 77.3 Reflection 78.1 Parallax 75 63% 76.8 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 71 Splatting 73.7 59% 71.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,217 Write 1,261 Mixed 1,606 375% 1,694 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 57.1 201% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 522 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 28.7 98% 226 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 210%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 915GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 101 Write 100 Mixed 92.7 126% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.21 69% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 43%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 16GB 16,813 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 14GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	5.74% Terrible	Read 26.5 Write 2.79 Mixed 4.12 10% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.47 4K Write 0.003 4K Mixed 0.002 20% 1.82 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.74% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 24GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.9% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 16.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 19.6 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 88%

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

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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 $420Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	113x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	140x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	34x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 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: 74% - Very good

Total price: $791

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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