MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	115% 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	293% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A90
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) (all builds)
Memory	52.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 04:48
Run Duration	474 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$815 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 81.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 265 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 971 88% 741 Pts	64-Core 2,342 145% 2,342 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6687) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 159 Parallax 136 126% 150 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 148 Splatting 118 105% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1818 1794 1785 1643 1647 1639 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,134 Write 1,978 Mixed 1,262 SusWrite 1,721 398% 1,774 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 57.3 232% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 796 DQ Write 670 DQ Mixed 724 545% 730 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 393%
LSI 9750-4i DISK 6TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2.5TB free Firmware: 5.12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 37 37 37 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 51% Great: 68%
Samsung 960 EVO 500GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 141GB free Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1947 1914 1934 1829 1811 1810 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,222 Write 1,891 Mixed 1,059 SusWrite 1874 395% 1,761 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 55.3 216% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 840 DQ Write 715 DQ Mixed 775 581% 777 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 344%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 140GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 471 471 467 467 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 468 Mixed 388 SusWrite 469 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 46.8 168% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 131%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 353GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2131 2121 1132 1119 1112 1111 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,255 Write 2,165 Mixed 1,506 SusWrite 1,454 414% 1,845 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 65.2 247% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 837 DQ Write 726 DQ Mixed 770 580% 778 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 196GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 411 412 411 412 412 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 465 Mixed 381 SusWrite 408 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 47 168% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 358 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 131%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 465GB free Firmware: 101020WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1201 860 861 859 860 860 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,816 Write 1,890 Mixed 1,567 SusWrite 917 348% 1,548 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 50.6 203% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 820 DQ Write 625 DQ Mixed 755 556% 733 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 284%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 221GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 263 260 260 260 260 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 422 Write 262 Mixed 290 SusWrite 261 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 29.7 124% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 180 165% 254 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 91%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 182GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 110 103 73 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 108 Write 108 Mixed 103 SusWrite 96.1 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 883GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 109 105 108 114 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 60 Write 97.3 Mixed 66 SusWrite 111 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.5 200% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 493GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 97 97 99 97 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 138 Write 112 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 97.1 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 473GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 127 120 128 124 120 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 172 Write 134 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 123 166% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 71% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x16GB 9,153 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 61.7 MC Mixed 41.8 138% 48.4 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 11 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 140%

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Gaming 101%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 101%

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

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	81x
Core i9-7900XIntel $420Bench 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 $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