MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	104% 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	74.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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-7A93
Motherboard	MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) (all builds)
Memory	58 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '20 at 23:10
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$1,149 4,653 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 78.7 1-Core 121 2-Core 244 81% 148 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 857 76% 644 Pts	64-Core 2,655 164% 2,655 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 143 Parallax 132 108% 136 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 137 Splatting 118 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK10D7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 101 104 65 100 62 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 374 Write 123 Mixed 314 SusWrite 140 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 31.8 125% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 192 171% 256 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 102%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,997 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 2TB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 137 144 144 143 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 82.3 Write 37.7 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 141 20% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 0.7 6% 3.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 6.5 DQ Mixed 1.4 2% 3 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 18%
Seagate ST3000DM002-1BJ1 3TB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 494GB free Firmware: CS41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 130 132 133 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 121 Write 85.5 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 131 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 115%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 128GB 965 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 106GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 84 84 84 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 90.2 Write 81.3 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 84 109% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 4.1 266% 4.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x16GB 9,153 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 47 MC Write 71.2 MC Mixed 47.9 158% 55.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 11.4 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 83.1 48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 140%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	244x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	164x
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	94x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	104x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	80x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	60x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	35x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	29x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	140x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	91x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	72x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $796

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16