MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	269% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	54.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '19 at 17:41
Run Duration	481 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$654 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 279 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 1,080 97% 817 Pts	64-Core 2,652 164% 2,652 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 191 Parallax 184 130% 178 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 168 Splatting 120 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 454GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 397 410 406 409 408 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 455 Mixed 391 SusWrite 405 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 55.6 192% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 359 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 891 616 612 615 611 605 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,205 Write 1,999 Mixed 1,517 SusWrite 658 356% 1,595 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 78.4 283% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,301 DQ Write 1,111 DQ Mixed 1,178 890% 1,197 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 76GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 395 324 311 304 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 451 Mixed 398 SusWrite 338 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 56.1 195% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 359 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 122%
Samsung 850 EVO 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 134 129 132 131 129 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 103 Write 128 Mixed 114 SusWrite 130 27% 119 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 7% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 17%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 805GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 397 410 407 409 408 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 454 Mixed 394 SusWrite 405 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 56.5 196% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 575GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1961 1969 1960 1969 1971 1948 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 1956 Write 1,877 Mixed 928 SusWrite 1963 378% 1,681 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 65.2 245% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 1,547 DQ Write 1,337 DQ Mixed 1,264 996% 1,383 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 363%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 223GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1977 1965 1979 1973 1959 1966 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2,009 Write 1,888 Mixed 1011 SusWrite 1,970 386% 1,719 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 65.6 242% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,554 DQ Write 1,334 DQ Mixed 1,274 1,001% 1,387 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 363%
Seagate ST8000DM005-2EH1 8TB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1TB free Firmware: DN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 153 154 153 155 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 22% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 238GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 121 110 112 113 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 87.2 Write 118 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 114 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 268% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 380GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 184 185 187 185 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 141 Write 146 Mixed 102 SusWrite 183 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.8 487% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 40 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 22.4 24% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 203% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 97%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 144 148 146 145 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 144 Write 125 Mixed 90 SusWrite 145 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 101%
WD My Book 25DA 4TB 735 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID 25da Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 35.8 Write 34.5 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 19.4 40% 30 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x8GB 4,255 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 46.8 MC Write 64.6 MC Mixed 46 150% 52.5 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 11.2 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 142%

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Gaming 103%

UFO

Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 110%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i9-7900XIntel $413Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	36x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	36x
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 $1,148Bench 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	24x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	17x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	16x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,066

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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