MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	293% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	59.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170926
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '17 at 03:16
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$462 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 99% 183 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,177 106% 895 Pts	64-Core 2,070 128% 2,070 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2840 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 387.92 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 248 Reflection 181 Parallax 148 202% 192 fps	Gravity 189 Splatting 134 140% 162 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 255GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,069 Write 1,776 Mixed 1,587 403% 1,811 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 72.6 258% 95.6 MB/s	DQ Read 536 DQ Write 455 DQ Mixed 245 252% 412 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 353%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 208 176 6558 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1200 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3483 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 339 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 200 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 14772 (C2) HDA temperature 123 110 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	65.6% Good	Read 117 Write 111 Mixed 110 85% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.27 96% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 12 (03) Spinup time 209 174 6525 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1246 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 15519 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 364 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 218 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 23952 (C2) HDA temperature 123 97 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	59.8% Above average	Read 111 Write 97.5 Mixed 104 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.98 4K Mixed 0.2 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 749GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 89737408 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1125 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 5498063 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3669 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 358 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 62 488374301 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 101 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 11348 (C2) HDA temperature 29 40 51539607581 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 15401752725850 (F1) Unknown 100 253 6799673828 (F2) Unknown 100 253 72293810008	86.1% Excellent	Read 175 Write 125 Mixed 146 112% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.17 69% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 24.3 Write 9.69 Mixed 9.75 16% 14.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.96 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 1.49 141% 3.44 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 17%

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 2133 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	136% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 79.4 MC Mixed 44.2 158% 55.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 11.1 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 68.3 58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 142%

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Desktop 88%

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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 $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	14x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 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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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) $30	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