MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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	284% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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-7A90
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) (all builds)
Memory	40.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colores, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181130
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 01:20
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$462 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 86.8 1-Core 125 2-Core 247 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 853 80% 662 Pts	64-Core 1689 104% 1689 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3684) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.85 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.5% Above average	Lighting 64.4 Reflection 63.3 Parallax 58.4 52% 62.1 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 55.7 49% 61.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 54%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.85 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 188 Parallax 190 144% 185 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 175 Splatting 118 111% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1350 1381 1357 1432 1400 1345 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,061 Write 1,722 Mixed 884 SusWrite 1,377 338% 1,511 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 62.3 229% 85.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,150 DQ Write 973 DQ Mixed 984 759% 1036 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 353%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 145 146 145 145 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 148 Write 130 Mixed 101 SusWrite 144 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 100%
Hitachi HUS726040ALA610 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2TB free Firmware: T962 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 145 154 152 149 149 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 159 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 151 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.1 238% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUS726040ALA610 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1.5TB free Firmware: T962 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 150 148 149 151 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 150 Write 162 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 149 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.6 218% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUS726040ALA610 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1TB free Firmware: T962 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 136 118 129 133 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 69.7 Write 163 Mixed 43 SusWrite 129 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 109%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$52 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01K04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 160 160 160 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 160 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 160 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 96%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 186 188 189 193 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 140 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 189 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 257% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 109%
WD WD8001FFWX-68J1UN0 8TB 379 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 128 133 130 133 133 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 186 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 131 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.7 230% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 112%
WD WD8003FFBX-68B9AN0 8TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 201 198 205 203 203 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 221 Mixed 126 SusWrite 202 138% 189 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 1.7 479% 4 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 139%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x8GB 2,890 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 6 of 8 slots used 48GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 50.5 MC Mixed 30.6 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 11.4 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 85%

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Typical X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90) Builds (Compare 276 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 101%

UFO

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 101%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A90)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	81x
Core i9-7900XIntel $462Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	70x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	21x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	19x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	21x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $249Bench 279%, 18,356 samples	16x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	14x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	83x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	30x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	30x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $903

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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