MSI X299-A PRO (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	145% 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	185% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299-A PRO (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	21.2 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200601
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '22 at 00:16
Run Duration	335 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	46%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9920X-$587 1,009 User benchmarks, average bench 86% CPU0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 69.7 1-Core 123 2-Core 233 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 777 73% 606 Pts	64-Core 1,764 109% 1,764 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 194 Parallax 213 156% 200 fps	MRender 256 Gravity 193 Splatting 149 157% 199 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0C 1TB 8,724 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 169GB free Firmware: 211210WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,577 Write 1739 Mixed 1,376 350% 1,564 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 59 210% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 992 DQ Write 552 DQ Mixed 789 582% 778 MB/s
Poor: 137% Great: 269%
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 10,182 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 362GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 785 605 605 602 605 608 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1,412 Write 1,010 Mixed 1,244 SusWrite 635 241% 1,075 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 52.4 179% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 942 DQ Write 597 DQ Mixed 253 328% 597 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 215%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 601GB free Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1720 1609 88 86 82 255 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1,088 Write 1,626 Mixed 1,194 SusWrite 640 257% 1,137 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 58.5 211% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 714 DQ Write 572 DQ Mixed 827 569% 704 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 299%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 63 67 66 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 143 Write 150 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 63.8 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.7 228% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 90%
Toshiba MG08ACA16TE 16TB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 9TB free Firmware: 0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 258 266 252 258 253 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 60% Great: 135%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 128GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 50GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 63 62 64 65 59 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 172 Write 70 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 63 72% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1 446% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 75%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 29 30 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 39.5 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 28.4 26% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 97%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 250GB 651 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 160GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 15 15 12 12 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 61.8 Write 23 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 13.5 34% 30.5 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.4 93% 4.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston XJ69DF-HYA 40GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.9% Below average	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 10.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 9.5 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 37%

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Typical X299-A PRO (MS-7A94) Builds (Compare 39 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

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Desktop 97%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: MSI X299-A PRO (MS-7A94)

CPU
Core i7-7740XIntel $235Bench 87%, 5,094 samples	14x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	6x
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	6x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	6x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	5x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	5x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	5x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	3x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	2x

RAM
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	6x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	5x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	4x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $531

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16