MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	257% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171122
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '18 at 10:51
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9800X-$545 4,003 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 78.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 261 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,151 104% 875 Pts	64-Core 1,622 100% 1,622 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 147 Parallax 126 108% 135 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 132 Splatting 108 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% 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% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1955 827 618 618 622 622 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 2,039 Write 1,936 Mixed 1,461 SusWrite 877 354% 1,578 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 66.4 242% 91.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,155 DQ Write 994 DQ Mixed 1,069 803% 1,073 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 262GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1713 953 593 593 592 593 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,115 Write 1,969 Mixed 1,578 SusWrite 839 364% 1,625 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 67.9 246% 93 MB/s	DQ Read 1,266 DQ Write 1,121 DQ Mixed 1,188 892% 1,192 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 EVO 250G 250GB 3,453 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 29GB free Firmware: 0117 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 314 305 305 302 304 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 367 Write 372 Mixed 350 SusWrite 318 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 26.3 85% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 65.9 DQ Write 51.3 DQ Mixed 60.1 45% 59.1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 122%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 42GB free Firmware: 0117 SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 304 303 303 304 302 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 364 Write 367 Mixed 340 SusWrite 312 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 34.1 4K Mixed 25.5 84% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 66.4 DQ Write 51.9 DQ Mixed 60.6 45% 59.6 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 6,294 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	87.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 46 MC Mixed 27.3 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 10.4 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 110%

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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	293x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	185x
Core i9-7900XIntel $413Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	113x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	140x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	81x
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 $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	168x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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