MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	128% 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	301% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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-7A90
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) (all builds)
Memory	37.5 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181130
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '19 at 01:37
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 76 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 82% 151 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 997 89% 753 Pts	64-Core 1,721 106% 1,721 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3684) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Lighting 65 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 59.6 53% 63.1 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 52.3 49% 61.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 54%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 194 Parallax 168 147% 181 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 171 Splatting 120 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% 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% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1393 1399 1378 1493 1406 1368 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,271 Write 1,728 Mixed 862 SusWrite 1406 349% 1,567 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 65.1 251% 98.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,149 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 973 757% 1,040 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 353%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 149 152 152 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 137 Write 137 Mixed 106 SusWrite 151 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 100%
Hitachi HUS726040ALA610 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1.5TB free Firmware: T962 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 156 170 171 161 170 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 157 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 166 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.8 187% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUS726040ALA610 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1.5TB free Firmware: T962 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 174 173 171 173 172 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 158 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 172 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.7 218% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUS726040ALA610 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1TB free Firmware: T962 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 137 140 142 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 152 Write 180 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 141 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 109%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$64 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01K04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 152 152 153 154 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 136 Write 130 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 153 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 96%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 148 145 144 146 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 143 Write 140 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 146 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 257% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 109%
WD WD8001FFWX-68J1UN0 8TB 379 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 194 192 190 196 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 188 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 192 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.7 232% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%
WD WD8003FFBX-68B9AN0 8TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 3TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	24.2% Poor	Read 41 Write 41.1 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 41.8 30% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.8 335% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 139%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x8GB 2,890 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 6 of 8 slots used 48GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	69.6% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 22.2 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 10.6 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 85%

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Gaming 101%

UFO

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 101%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	81x
Core i9-7900XIntel $462Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	70x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	21x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	19x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	21x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $249Bench 279%, 18,356 samples	16x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	14x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	83x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	30x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	30x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $903

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