MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics108% 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 Drive192% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A93
MotherboardMSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 22 '18 at 21:36
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 79.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 252
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 987
89% 748 Pts
64-Core 1,701
105% 1,701 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 150
Parallax 129
116% 140 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 138
Splatting 111
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 241 243 237 239 236 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 1,928
Write 1,115
Mixed 1,026
SusWrite 248
238% 1,079 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 72.1
220% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 765
DQ Write 592
DQ Mixed 231
295% 530 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 192%
Great: 244%
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB
7.5TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 220 222 224 226 223 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 226
Write 212
Mixed 102
SusWrite 223
139% 191 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 1.1
313% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 129%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
87.3% Excellent
MC Read 29
MC Write 47.6
MC Mixed 26.4
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 10.2
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 81.8
49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) Builds (Compare 788 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $796
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