MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 113% 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 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	118% 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	260% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1768 x 992 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '21 at 08:24
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 i9-7900X-$420 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 77.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 210 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 977 88% 740 Pts	64-Core 1,732 107% 1,732 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3733) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Lighting 45.3 Reflection 42.4 Parallax 40.4 37% 42.7 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 43.1 Splatting 28.3 29% 36.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 33%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 377A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 176 Parallax 169 130% 168 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 163 Splatting 112 107% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$189 3,261 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 737GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140RL Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1769 991 845 972 882 851 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,862 Write 2,096 Mixed 1,674 SusWrite 1,052 376% 1,671 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 59.6 244% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 1,187 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 1,074 804% 1,075 MB/s
Poor: 191% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 337%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 210GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1335 312 311 312 310 309 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,776 Write 1,371 Mixed 632 SusWrite 482 236% 1,065 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 53.2 210% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,112 DQ Write 1,179 DQ Mixed 798 696% 1,030 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 236%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 141GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1319 314 310 309 309 309 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,784 Write 1,309 Mixed 525 SusWrite 478 226% 1,024 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 51.6 225% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,074 DQ Write 1,087 DQ Mixed 838 697% 1,000 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 236%
Seagate ST10000NM0016-1T 10TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: SNE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 115 116 115 115 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x8GB 7,706 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3 of 8 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 22 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 12 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 84.6 47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 73%

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Gaming 101%

UFO

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	36x
Core i9-7900XIntel $420Bench 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 $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	14x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 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 $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 $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