MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics0.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive214% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A91
MotherboardMSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)  (all builds)
Memory55.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 17 '21 at 02:44
Run Duration309 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7920X-$250
CPU0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 87.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
93% 169 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 1,076
94% 799 Pts
64-Core 1,832
113% 1,832 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3605) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2189 MHz, MLim: 2903 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.72
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
0.18% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 0
Parallax 0.1
0% 0.07 fps
MRender 0.5
Gravity 0.6
Splatting 0.3
0% 0.47 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 0.18%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 283 274 283 272 259 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 2,267
Write 329
Mixed 476
SusWrite 286
181% 840 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 213
4K Mixed 53
242% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,144
DQ Write 378
DQ Mixed 729
546% 750 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 214%
Great: 363%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2287 2287 2299 2291 2284 2268 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
355% Outstanding
Read 2,392
Write 2,243
Mixed 1,217
SusWrite 2,286
457% 2,034 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 69
234% 84.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,130
DQ Write 993
DQ Mixed 1,042
787% 1,055 MB/s
Poor: 141%
This bench: 355%
Great: 531%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB-$65
121GB free
Firmware: M0CR070
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 461 352 333 334 383 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 394
Write 452
Mixed 358
SusWrite 388
90% 398 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 37.1
145% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 313
242% 330 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.6% Above average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 14.6
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 12
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 140%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91) Builds (Compare 122 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 103%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC (MS-7A91)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $1,048
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