MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics123% 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 Drive318% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A94
MotherboardMSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)  (all builds)
Memory25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180316
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJul 04 '18 at 20:12
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 80.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 267
87% 160 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 1,028
93% 781 Pts
64-Core 1,414
88% 1,414 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 194
Parallax 168
137% 177 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 169
Splatting 124
112% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
890GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1691 1700 1449 1148 1139 1146 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
318% Outstanding
Read 2,233
Write 2053
Mixed 1,564
SusWrite 1,379
405% 1,807 MB/s
4K Read 57.5
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 81.3
288% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,355
DQ Write 1,133
DQ Mixed 1,215
918% 1,234 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 318%
Great: 372%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
75GB free
Firmware: X35510RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 376 381 303 192 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 360
Mixed 298
SusWrite 304
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 40.1
160% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 186
166% 255 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 107%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
739GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 153 154 154 152 154 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
80% Very good
Read 124
Write 128
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 153
78% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2
361% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 53.5
MC Mixed 29.2
107% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 10.6
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 80.2
50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) Builds (Compare 899 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $795
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