MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 194% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	167% 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	276% 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	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '21 at 08:03
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$654 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 82.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 293 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 1,074 100% 830 Pts	64-Core 2,724 169% 2,724 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (233 fps cap detected)	167% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 232 Parallax 232 190% 233 fps	MRender 233 Gravity 232 Splatting 175 171% 213 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1441 403 403 405 404 406 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 2,580 Write 2,162 Mixed 1,554 SusWrite 577 383% 1,718 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 73.9 293% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1011 DQ Write 1,168 DQ Mixed 1,146 848% 1,108 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 853GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 475 475 474 474 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 493 Mixed 468 SusWrite 475 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 50.3 201% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 167 167 167 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 161 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 166 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 247% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 127GB 192 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 107GB free, PID 00d9 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 335 241 272 225 276 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 279 Write 208 Mixed 192 SusWrite 286 322% 241 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.4 92% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 49 MC Write 67.2 MC Mixed 41.4 150% 52.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 11.4 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 115%

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Gaming 98%

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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 $462Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	112x

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
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	23x

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: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $42	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