MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics167% 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 Drive147% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A91
MotherboardMSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210120
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '22 at 16:04
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 80.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 265
86% 158 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 902
84% 699 Pts
64-Core 1,333
82% 1,333 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650
PowerColor(148C 2406) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.2.3
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
167% Outstanding
Lighting 210
Reflection 241
Parallax 406
171% 286 fps
MRender 365
Gravity 152
Splatting 259
210% 259 fps
Poor: 165%
This bench: 167%
Great: 178%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 980 781 319 355 357 356 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 1,011
Write 1,082
Mixed 682
SusWrite 525
185% 825 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 41.6
147% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 618
DQ Write 698
DQ Mixed 594
465% 637 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 147%
Great: 185%
Sandisk SD9SN8W256G 250GB
217GB free
Firmware: X61110RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 213 212 208 208 208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 464
Mixed 367
SusWrite 245
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 44.3
164% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 280
231% 331 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
66.3% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 18.4
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 11.9
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 79.5
50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) Builds (Compare 122 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $1,065
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