MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	101% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A93
Motherboard	MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (all builds)
Memory	43.5 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '18 at 08:32
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 78.3 1-Core 99 2-Core 200 71% 126 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 786 69% 589 Pts	64-Core 1,253 78% 1,253 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 140 Parallax 120 107% 130 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 123 Splatting 105 90% 110 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,436 Write 2,128 Mixed 1,395 440% 1,986 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 72.2 246% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 725 DQ Write 596 DQ Mixed 77.4 217% 466 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 34GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,374 Write 1,459 Mixed 1224 371% 1,686 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 74.1 249% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 571 DQ Write 649 DQ Mixed 78 206% 433 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 154GB free Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 464 467 462 469 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 446 Mixed 280 SusWrite 466 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 36.9 142% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 47.2 107% 219 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 395GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 163 163 160 161 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 149 Write 152 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 161 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 272% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 109%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 160 160 162 161 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 132 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 159 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 96%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$105 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 173 173 172 175 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 142 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 174 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 288% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 104%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 235GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 136 137 137 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 76.5 Write 77.5 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 135 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 103%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 223GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 53 54 53 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 56.7 Write 55 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 53.8 72% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.2 48% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 48GB 2,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	87% Excellent	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 47.6 MC Mixed 27.9 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 10.1 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 98%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	243x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	164x
Core i9-7900XIntel $420Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	93x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	104x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	80x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	60x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	35x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	29x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	139x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	90x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	72x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $791

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