MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 80% Battleship	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	122% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 33% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

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-7A93
Motherboard	MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '18 at 10:13
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	33%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^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 1.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 84.9 1-Core 96.5 2-Core 171 70% 117 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 413 41% 335 Pts	64-Core 621 38% 621 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 1503) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 181 Parallax 249 116% 191 fps	MRender 240 Gravity 201 Splatting 134 151% 192 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 690GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 129 158 163 164 168 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 131 Write 139 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 156 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.6 438% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 112%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 231GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 117 118 119 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 71 Write 101 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 118 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 362% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 110%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB 8,778 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 11GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 3.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.7 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	7.76% Terrible	Read 22.5 Write 15.2 Mixed 15 SusWrite 4.5 18% 14.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.5 130% 3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.76% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	70.5% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 20.3 76% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 10.1 36% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 97%

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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 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	242x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	164x
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	93x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	104x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	80x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	59x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	35x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	29x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	139x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	90x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	72x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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