MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170926
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '18 at 23:53
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (59^th 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 1,125 95% 820 Pts	64-Core 1,663 103% 1,663 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 133 107 93 95 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 475 Mixed 324 SusWrite 142 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 50.4 185% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 184 186% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 40GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 312 311 312 311 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 475 Mixed 392 SusWrite 323 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 57.7 202% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
HP S700 Pro 128GB-$40 642 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 50GB free Firmware: Q0308A_H SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 424 303 68 425 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 420 Mixed 396 SusWrite 295 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 43.7 159% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 88.2 107% 181 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 470GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 109 109 109 108 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 176 Write 139 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 108 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA641 3TB 2,582 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1TB free Firmware: MKAOA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 120 120 120 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 122 Write 135 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 119 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 482GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 142 142 140 141 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 157 Write 155 Mixed 103 SusWrite 141 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA641 3TB 2,582 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1TB free Firmware: MKAOA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 110 109 108 108 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 150 Write 150 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 108 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 88%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 97GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 94 93 95 95 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 103 Write 107 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 94.4 131% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 305GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 77 113 84 106 88 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 100 Write 103 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 93.4 127% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1140 1.5TB 350 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 121GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 50 50 50 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 43.2 Write 42.8 Mixed 34.9 SusWrite 49.9 58% 42.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 57% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	64.5% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 17.5 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 11.3 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 97%

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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 $1,148Bench 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