MSI Creator X299 (MS-7B96)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	283% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B96
Motherboard	MSI Creator X299 (MS-7B96) (all builds)
Memory	122.5 GB free of 128 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '21 at 02:22
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$815 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 80.6 1-Core 83.7 2-Core 271 77% 145 Pts	4-Core 315 8-Core 727 60% 521 Pts	64-Core 1,216 75% 1,216 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8592) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 362GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2268 622 626 628 627 623 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,439 Write 2,357 Mixed 1,603 SusWrite 899 408% 1,825 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 88.4 297% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 744 DQ Mixed 886 656% 869 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 340%
Nvme H10 HBRPEKNX0101 256GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 238GB free Firmware: 7002 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 443 434 441 440 436 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 766 Write 459 Mixed 497 SusWrite 439 120% 540 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 70.4 257% 93.1 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 450 DQ Mixed 209 188% 276 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 6,400 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 428 426 429 429 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 392 Write 348 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 425 224% 310 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 2.4 852% 6 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x31.8GB 601 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 8 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 46.8 MC Write 59.6 MC Mixed 52.3 151% 52.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 10.1 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 79.5 50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 156%

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Gaming 175%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 221%

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Motherboard: MSI Creator X299 (MS-7B96)

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	37x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	33x
Core i9-7940XIntel $815Bench 83%, 4,560 samples	17x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,420Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	19x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	18x
RX 590AMD $200Bench 57%, 122,060 samples	15x

SSD
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)WD $37Bench 244%, 109,999 samples	16x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	14x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $88Bench 341%, 58,572 samples	10x

RAM
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	26x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	23x
4x31.8GBUnknownBench 105%, 601 samples	18x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $2,557

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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) $37	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