MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	151% 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	284% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	58.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180731
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '18 at 12:04
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$455 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 248 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,136 101% 853 Pts	64-Core 655 40% 655 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 189 Parallax 191 190% 204 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 174 Splatting 121 113% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 53GB free Firmware: SAFM00.Y SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 154 174 103 150 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 494 Write 421 Mixed 323 SusWrite 193 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 37.2 141% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 67.6 86% 161 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 110%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1442 1527 1556 1439 1422 1405 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 1,978 Write 1,658 Mixed 832 SusWrite 1,465 332% 1,483 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 58.1 221% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,191 DQ Write 959 DQ Mixed 982 760% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 353%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 883GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 149 149 148 147 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 135 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 148 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 114%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 115 114 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 118 Write 103 Mixed 63 SusWrite 115 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 134 135 133 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 131 Write 122 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 135 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 87%
Samsung Flash Drive DUO 64GB 839 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 60GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 19 21 17 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	10% Terrible	Read 37.3 Write 8 Mixed 13.3 SusWrite 17.9 22% 19.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.6 65% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 10% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x8GB 4,255 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	132% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 75.6 MC Mixed 42.4 154% 53.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 11.3 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 142%

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Gaming 101%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 102%

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

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	36x
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 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 $1,306Bench 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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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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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