MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	47.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	214% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '18 at 17:17
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7640X-$110 2,123 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 576 81% 596 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	47.3% Average	Lighting 58.3 Reflection 65.2 Parallax 76.1 48% 66.5 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 55.2 Splatting 53.4 47% 57.8 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$35 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 894 829 828 828 830 827 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1756 Write 1,876 Mixed 1,548 SusWrite 840 338% 1,505 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 78.4 278% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 36.1 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 64 70% 110 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 284%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 161GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 54 56 56 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 47.1 Write 46.2 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 56.3 36% 49 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 68%
Seagate ST2000VN 004-2E4164 4TB 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 284 288 277 286 286 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x16GB 15,722 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 16.5 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 17.7 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 115%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	295x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	185x
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	113x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	140x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	83x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	34x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	169x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	135x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	103x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $796

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16