MSI X299M-A PRO (MS-7B40)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	254% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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-7B40
Motherboard	MSI X299M-A PRO (MS-7B40) (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170816
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '17 at 19:15
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7740X-$130 5,094 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 788 83% 665 Pts	64-Core 795 49% 795 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Lighting 75.8 Reflection 76.2 Parallax 66.4 62% 72.8 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 70.2 Splatting 71.9 58% 71.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,116 Write 1,135 Mixed 1,214 328% 1,489 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 69.3 254% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 561 DQ Write 427 DQ Mixed 216 237% 401 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 236%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 158005352 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 343 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 60 60 1095334 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3276 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 143 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 51540393996 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 80 59 336789524 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 25 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 343 (C2) HDA temperature 20 41 68719476756 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	70.6% Very good	Read 135 Write 111 Mixed 118 92% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.2 75% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 927GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 236215832 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8903 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 16 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 25794975517 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 16152 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1826 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BC) Unknown 100 99 12885622796 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 80 45 336723988 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 318 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 12101 (C2) HDA temperature 20 55 42949672980 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 193 8314 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -92874372799164 (F1) Unknown 100 253 40440543602 (F2) Unknown 100 253 96270783214	87.1% Excellent	Read 169 Write 135 Mixed 97.6 100% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.3 74% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x16GB 1,057 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 30.7 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 30.2 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 99%

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

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Typical X299M-A PRO (MS-7B40) Builds (Compare 21 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 49%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI X299M-A PRO (MS-7B40)

CPU
Core i7-7740XIntel $130Bench 87%, 5,094 samples	14x
Core i5-7640XIntel $66Bench 84%, 2,123 samples	7x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	3x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	3x
RX Vega-64AMD $400Bench 87%, 91,676 samples	3x

SSD
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	3x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	2x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples	2x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 24,428 samples	3x
Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $171Bench 83%, 37,802 samples	2x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	1x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $247

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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