MSI Creator X299 (MS-7B96)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.2% 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 Drive272% 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.
Memory128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B96
MotherboardMSI Creator X299 (MS-7B96)  (all builds)
Memory117.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191004
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 01:29
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9980XE-$1,097
CPU0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 80.6
1-Core 133
2-Core 222
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 993
89% 752 Pts
64-Core 2,972
184% 2,972 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 88%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625
EVGA(3842 3888) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (118 fps cap detected)
96.2% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 118
Parallax 117
96% 118 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 118
Splatting 118
97% 118 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB
682GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42B4S9NA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1262 927 916 902 902 917 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 2,222
Write 1,662
Mixed 1,316
SusWrite 971
344% 1,543 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 193
4K Mixed 63.5
256% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,191
DQ Write 865
DQ Mixed 533
533% 863 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 272%
Great: 370%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$120
754GB free
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 434 446 443 443 445 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 406
Mixed 350
SusWrite 440
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 85.9
4K Mixed 34.6
123% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 208
165% 229 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$120
2TB free
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 327 333 338 335 332 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 188
Write 335
Mixed 206
SusWrite 336
61% 266 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 67.7
4K Mixed 44.2
142% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 88
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 204
136% 158 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8x16GB
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
146% Outstanding
MC Read 50.4
MC Write 78.5
MC Mixed 51.3
172% 60.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 11.5
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 146%
Great: 142%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Creator X299 (MS-7B96) Builds (Compare 154 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 175%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 221%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI Creator X299 (MS-7B96)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $2,284
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