MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94)

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	188% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	213% 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	128GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A94
Motherboard	MSI X299 RAIDER (MS-7A94) (all builds)
Memory	115.3 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '21 at 19:05
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7920X-$250 5,430 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 71.5 1-Core 122 2-Core 226 77% 140 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 667 66% 540 Pts	64-Core 862 53% 862 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	188% Outstanding	Lighting 277 Reflection 238 Parallax 274 226% 263 fps	MRender 303 Gravity 221 Splatting 162 180% 229 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2130 2TB SSD 1,181 User benchmarks, average bench 243% 943GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS213522 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 24 24 24 24 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 2,098 Write 25.2 Mixed 50 SusWrite 23.7 114% 549 MB/s	4K Read 315 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3.8 482% 107 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 382%
WDC WD140EDFZ-11A0VA0 14TB 418 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 8TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 185 185 193 190 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 169 Write 178 Mixed 134 SusWrite 187 38% 167 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 9.5 4K Mixed 1.3 14% 5.23 MB/s	DQ Read 5.8 DQ Write 10.9 DQ Mixed 6.1 5% 7.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 26%
WD Elements 25A3 12TB 2,705 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 126 124 120 118 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 128 Write 134 Mixed 103 SusWrite 122 166% 122 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 1 365% 5.27 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 5.7 DQ Mixed 1.6 250% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 101%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB 5,405 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 1GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	5.76% Terrible	Read 23 Write 4.5 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 4.4 10% 9.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.76% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 127GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 32767, 16384, 32767 MB Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 25 MC Write 46.7 MC Mixed 27.3 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 9.8 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 97.9 41% 97.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 146%

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

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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 $455Bench 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 $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 $179	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