MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 183% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	172% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	290% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	121.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191203
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 14:49
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$654 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 81.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 266 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 1,044 93% 786 Pts	64-Core 2,296 142% 2,296 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	172% Outstanding	Lighting 241 Reflection 276 Parallax 331 197% 283 fps	MRender 311 Gravity 234 Splatting 139 177% 228 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1668 1682 1711 1551 1532 1535 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 1,948 Write 1,628 Mixed 902 SusWrite 1,613 341% 1,523 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 57.5 215% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,187 DQ Write 965 DQ Mixed 998 768% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 353%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$690 3,492 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 2TB free Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1691 1695 1689 1687 1688 1690 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 1,932 Write 1,620 Mixed 1026 SusWrite 1,690 352% 1,567 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 59.2 218% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,399 DQ Write 1,190 DQ Mixed 1,217 933% 1,269 MB/s
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 354%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 9,737 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 953GB free Firmware: AADA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1001 905 905 906 904 895 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,687 Write 1,452 Mixed 1,328 SusWrite 919 302% 1,347 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 59.1 220% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,063 DQ Write 1,001 DQ Mixed 767 648% 944 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 251%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1.5TB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 490 492 474 472 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 471 Mixed 420 SusWrite 482 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 51.8 176% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 135%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x16GB 2,632 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	MC Read 49.5 MC Write 71.3 MC Mixed 50.4 163% 57.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 10.6 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 142%

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Gaming 101%

UFO

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

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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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,028

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