MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	128% 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.
Memory	96GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 96GB 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A90
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) (all builds)
Memory	79.9 GB free of 96 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '19 at 01:09
Run Duration	419 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 77 1-Core 130 2-Core 261 85% 156 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 969 89% 745 Pts	64-Core 1,418 88% 1,418 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 204 Parallax 202 143% 194 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 187 Splatting 126 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 565GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 916 482 480 475 480 477 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 391GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 445 445 445 448 445 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 460 Mixed 400 SusWrite 448 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 47.2 175% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 357 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 636GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1890 1907 1803 1192 1187 1192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,146 Write 1,940 Mixed 1018 SusWrite 1,528 371% 1,658 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 49.2 197% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,027 DQ Write 847 DQ Mixed 855 663% 910 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 254%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 142 145 140 116 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 139 Write 143 Mixed 18.3 SusWrite 135 78% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 92%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 55GB free Firmware: SC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 167 163 165 164 166 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 80.5 Write 86.3 Mixed 62 SusWrite 165 72% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 100%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 74GB free Firmware: SC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 83 79 80 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 124 Write 121 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 81 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 200GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 81 89 88 77 89 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 120 Write 108 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 85 69% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 75%
Hitachi HDN726060ALE614 6TB 1,326 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4.5TB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 209 202 200 202 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 212 Mixed 81 SusWrite 204 129% 177 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.5 167% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 121%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 101GB free Firmware: SC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 113 113 110 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 138 Write 139 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 112 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 100%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 85GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 90 92 75 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 124 Write 124 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 88.1 65% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 92%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$63 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 566GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 91 92 90 91 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 69.8 Write 88.2 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 90.4 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 57%
ASMT 2115 128GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 42GB free, PID 55aa SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 176 180 189 190 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 340 Write 26 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 184 158% 148 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 53.1 4K Mixed 15.2 2,403% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 19.2 DQ Write 56.5 DQ Mixed 15.9 2,534% 30.5 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 219%
ST2000LX 001-1RG174 2TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 366GB free, PID 0715 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 134 136 130 136 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 120 Write 0.3 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 129 111% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.2 50% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x16GB 680 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 6 of 8 slots used 96GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 54.7 MC Mixed 32 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 11 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 86.3 46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 114%

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Gaming 101%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 101%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	81x
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	70x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	21x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	19x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	21x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $249Bench 279%, 18,356 samples	16x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	14x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	83x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	30x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	30x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $903

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16