MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A94
MotherboardMSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '19 at 14:17
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7640X-$66
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
77.6% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 125
2-Core 218
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 435
56% 424 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 98%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Gigabyte(1458 371A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.5% Poor
Lighting 28.2
Reflection 67
Parallax 57.7
23% 51 fps
MRender 29.6
Gravity 59.5
Splatting 60.3
42% 49.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 62%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
320GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP4OA39C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 81 87 61 81 95 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 108
Write 109
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 77.7
64% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.8
133% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
68.2% Good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 19.4
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 19.7
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) Builds (Compare 901 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 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $796
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