MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 149%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 161%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics153% 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 Drive383% 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.
Memory48GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A91
MotherboardMSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)  (all builds)
Memory41.3 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171130
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateDec 22 '18 at 02:12
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 52%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7900X-$420
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 90
1-Core 134
2-Core 280
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 1,106
98% 832 Pts
64-Core 1,860
115% 1,860 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3604) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
153% Outstanding
Lighting 236
Reflection 196
Parallax 185
192% 206 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 182
Splatting 122
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 153%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2317 2363 2363 2432 2430 2418 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
383% Outstanding
Read 3,132
Write 2,406
Mixed 1,086
SusWrite 2,387
503% 2,253 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 67.7
234% 83.3 MB/s
DQ Read 946
DQ Write 816
DQ Mixed 816
629% 859 MB/s
Poor: 141%
This bench: 383%
Great: 531%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
954GB free
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2149 2111 2096 2099 2080 1939 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
358% Outstanding
Read 2,237
Write 1,960
Mixed 1,070
SusWrite 2079
412% 1,836 MB/s
4K Read 51.4
4K Write 202
4K Mixed 75.2
281% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,311
DQ Write 1,179
DQ Mixed 1,186
905% 1,225 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 358%
Great: 363%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6x8GB
6 of 8 slots used
48GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 46.5
MC Mixed 27.8
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 11.8
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) Builds (Compare 121 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $1,028
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