MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A91
Motherboard	MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) (all builds)
Memory	30.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '20 at 03:13
Run Duration	302 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 88.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 229 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 1,095 94% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,511 94% 1,511 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2359 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 124 Parallax 117 90% 117 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 106 Splatting 111 90% 110 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,167 Write 1,844 Mixed 1,675 422% 1,896 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 78.9 297% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,481 DQ Write 1,261 DQ Mixed 1,368 1,026% 1,370 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 567GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2070 1926 1286 1279 1278 1283 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,168 Write 2,073 Mixed 1,659 SusWrite 1,520 417% 1,855 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 85.2 295% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,479 DQ Write 1,302 DQ Mixed 1,378 1,036% 1,386 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 311% 470GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2248 2179 1334 1349 1353 1350 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,280 Write 2,237 Mixed 1,916 SusWrite 1,635 454% 2,017 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 232 4K Mixed 78.7 314% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,462 DQ Write 1,287 DQ Mixed 1,386 1,036% 1,378 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 379%
External USB3.0 1TB 343 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 664GB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 393 389 385 386 385 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 344 Write 385 Mixed 354 SusWrite 387 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 38.1 125% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 200 145% 187 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 91%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 153 149 152 153 153 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 58.7 MC Mixed 29.5 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 10.8 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 115%

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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 $455Bench 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 $279	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