MSI X299M-A PRO (MS-7B40)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	234% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B40
Motherboard	MSI X299M-A PRO (MS-7B40) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181204
Uptime	16.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '20 at 05:25
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7640X-$66 2,123 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 135 2-Core 264 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 501 68% 509 Pts	64-Core 526 33% 526 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C754) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.08 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 121 Parallax 125 102% 124 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 113 Splatting 102 104% 131 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$40 10,318 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0802A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 698 980 1190 1269 1253 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,744 Write 1,404 Mixed 1,120 SusWrite 929 291% 1,299 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 48.9 246% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 578 DQ Write 964 DQ Mixed 77.5 254% 540 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 248%
Adata SU635 480GB-$40 5,092 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 430GB free Firmware: N181017a SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 339 391 407 414 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 427 Mixed 399 SusWrite 378 93% 411 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 48 176% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 208 161% 215 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 357 415 429 426 440 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 434 Mixed 425 SusWrite 387 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 62.5 218% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 129%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 126 131 132 130 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 109 Write 62.6 Mixed 106 SusWrite 128 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 3.8 557% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 197 197 200 199 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 157 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 194 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 0GB free Firmware: 0304 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 50.3 Write 59.8 Mixed 74.8 47% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.3 197% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 67%
WD Elements 25A1 3TB 4,338 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 81 81 81 81 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 87.4 Write 79.8 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 81.2 105% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.5 273% 3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB 29,586 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 26.2 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 27.6 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 96%

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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 $295	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 $40	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