MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive38.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A93
MotherboardMSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)  (all builds)
Memory19.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170602
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateAug 15 '18 at 06:25
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Memory 84.7
1-Core 89.9
2-Core 260
78% 145 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 783
84% 666 Pts
64-Core 1270
79% 1270 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.3% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 143
Parallax 119
102% 129 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 108
Splatting 106
86% 105 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba A100 240GB
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFA10.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 36 67 3.8 73 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
38.3% Below average
Read 451
Write 144
Mixed 162
SusWrite 44.8
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 27.8
4K Mixed 0.5
64% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 13.7
DQ Write 6.5
DQ Mixed 3.7
4% 7.97 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 91%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109
110GB free
Firmware: 5.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 101 102 103 103 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 178
Write 112
Mixed 134
SusWrite 102
30% 132 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 75.2
4K Mixed 32.6
122% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 100
82% 116 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 61%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
232GB free
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 528 518 314 257 120 119 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 854
Write 559
Mixed 632
SusWrite 309
131% 589 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 93.8
4K Mixed 43.5
150% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 502
DQ Write 540
DQ Mixed 465
365% 502 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 123%
Great: 144%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
236GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 100 102 101 101 102 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 96.2
Write 81.2
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 100
63% 85.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3732 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 63.4
MC Mixed 30.4
118% 41.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 10.4
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 104%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) Builds (Compare 788 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $791
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