MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	171% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	246% 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	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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '21 at 23:48
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216 22,334 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 72.6 1-Core 115 2-Core 236 77% 141 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 707 66% 547 Pts	64-Core 1,000 62% 1,000 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	171% Outstanding	Lighting 215 Reflection 281 Parallax 359 175% 285 fps	MRender 368 Gravity 266 Splatting 188 215% 274 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 562GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1250 1197 1190 1229 1234 1181 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,501 Write 1,719 Mixed 1345 SusWrite 1,213 326% 1,445 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 58.7 216% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,163 DQ Write 898 DQ Mixed 1,015 763% 1,025 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 372%
MSI M480 2TB 1,111 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free Firmware: EIFM21.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1836 1868 1878 1862 1883 1880 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 1,188 Write 1,850 Mixed 1,443 SusWrite 1,868 361% 1,587 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 63.6 245% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,309 DQ Write 1,044 DQ Mixed 1,163 874% 1,172 MB/s
Poor: 240% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 578%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 754GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 143 143 143 140 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 155 Write 164 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 142 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 112%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 87 83 69 88 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 156 Write 24.6 Mixed 98.8 SusWrite 80.5 67% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 100%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	47.7% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 13.5 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 10.4 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 95.6 42% 95.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	7	144	31.5"	1280 720	ACR067E ED323QUR A

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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	184x
Core i9-7900XIntel $462Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	112x

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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	34x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	23x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	168x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	134x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	103x

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Value: 75% - Very good

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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