MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics121% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A93
MotherboardMSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180131
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '18 at 18:47
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 75.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 254
82% 152 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 771
75% 614 Pts
64-Core 1,010
62% 1,010 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 185
Parallax 163
137% 172 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 160
Splatting 116
106% 131 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD10S21X-24R1BT0-SSHD-8GB 1TB
883GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 53 54 68 71 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
19.3% Very poor
Read 7.2
Write 12.3
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 60.4
15% 21.4 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.6
68% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 19.3%
Great: 59%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB
614GB free
Firmware: JKAOA3NH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 114 115 116 116 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 81
Write 86.5
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 116
61% 83.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 68%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
327GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 67 69 68 68 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 98.2
Write 103
Mixed 52
SusWrite 68.1
59% 80.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x16GB
1 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.2% Poor
MC Read 8.1
MC Write 12.4
MC Mixed 7.7
27% 9.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 8.8
28% 9.83 GB/s
Latency 89.8
44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) Builds (Compare 787 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $795
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