MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	133% 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	237% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	20.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170816
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '17 at 11:06
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 78.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 239 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 824 75% 629 Pts	64-Core 1,416 88% 1,416 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 202 Parallax 183 153% 191 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 185 Splatting 127 119% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 441GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,814 Write 1,770 Mixed 1,601 386% 1,728 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 28.9 145% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 38.9 DQ Write 565 DQ Mixed 27.7 103% 211 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 353%
WD Gold 6TB (2016) -$183 2,043 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 5.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 138 138 100 (03) Spinup time 135 135 38686622182 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 124 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 124 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 30 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 212 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 212 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 180390199331 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	118% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 214 Mixed 178 147% 196 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 3.78 4K Mixed 0.5 165% 1.74 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 121%
Sony Micro Vault Mach USB 3.0 64GB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 22GB free, PID 05b9 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 178 Write 71.3 Mixed 63 111% 104 MB/s	4K Read 5.47 4K Write 0.37 4K Mixed 0.35 45% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x8GB 7,706 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3 of 8 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	51.1% Above average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 14.3 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 10.3 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 73%

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Gaming 101%

UFO

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 102%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	36x
Core i9-7900XIntel $462Bench 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 $630Bench 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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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,028

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $261	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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