MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	146% 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	225% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	42.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '19 at 12:02
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 77.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 248 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 672 74% 586 Pts	64-Core 1330 82% 1330 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3713) ≥ 4GB; CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 194 Reflection 179 Parallax 213 158% 196 fps	MRender 246 Gravity 213 Splatting 141 158% 200 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 558 308 306 314 310 313 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 2,050 Write 1,458 Mixed 1,177 SusWrite 351 279% 1,259 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 70.4 253% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 978 DQ Mixed 1,011 751% 989 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 280%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 247GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1629 1605 1602 1602 1606 1604 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 1,870 Write 1,604 Mixed 820 SusWrite 1608 331% 1,475 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 58 222% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,298 DQ Write 1,047 DQ Mixed 1,066 827% 1,137 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 353%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 163 165 164 163 164 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 172 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 161 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 192 197 195 196 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 156 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 195 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 48GB 2,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	84.9% Excellent	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 46.9 MC Mixed 26.3 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 10.4 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 85.3 47% 85.3 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 98%

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Gaming 101%

UFO

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	36x
Core i9-7900XIntel $462Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	35x
Core i9-7960XIntel $347Bench 83%, 2,322 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	37x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	14x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,280Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	8x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	12x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	7x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples	6x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	23x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	17x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	16x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,028

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