MSI MEG X299 CREATION (MS-7C06)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	115% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C06
Motherboard	MSI MEG X299 CREATION (MS-7C06) (all builds)
Memory	121.6 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181026
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '19 at 21:07
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7980XE-$1,286 4,653 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 78.7 1-Core 127 2-Core 252 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 878 79% 664 Pts	64-Core 2,672 165% 2,672 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 70 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 92.9 57% 77.5 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 66.9 Splatting 56.6 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 434 427 433 436 432 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 471 Mixed 454 SusWrite 432 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 47.8 172% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 131%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 3.5TB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 439 441 436 437 436 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 470 Mixed 448 SusWrite 438 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 49.7 166% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 357 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 477GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 439 441 435 437 436 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 468 Mixed 442 SusWrite 437 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 49 172% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
WD VelociRaptor 2.5" 1TB-$52 1,134 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 931GB free Firmware: 04.06A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 193 194 193 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 170 Mixed 104 SusWrite 193 125% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.4 257% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x16GB 2,632 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 53.8 MC Mixed 35.9 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 10.9 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 83.1 48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 142%

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Gaming 132%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 167%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG X299 CREATION (MS-7C06)

CPU
Core i9-9980XEIntel $1,097Bench 83%, 2,201 samples	11x
Core i9-9900XIntel $590Bench 84%, 3,521 samples	11x
Core i9-9820XIntel $550Bench 82%, 2,515 samples	10x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	26x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	14x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	11x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	14x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $320Bench 327%, 38,669 samples	10x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	9x

RAM
8x16GBUnknownBench 104%, 2,632 samples	21x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	21x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	13x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,628

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