MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 128%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics147% 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 Drive235% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory60.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 01 '18 at 07:11
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 821
81% 662 Pts
64-Core 1,082
67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2799 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Lighting 216
Reflection 215
Parallax 194
176% 208 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 183
Splatting 136
124% 152 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 147%
Great: 132%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 890 537 529 523 514 515 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 2,039
Write 1688
Mixed 761
SusWrite 584
282% 1,268 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 60.8
239% 94.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1201
DQ Write 841
DQ Mixed 857
684% 966 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 235%
Great: 302%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
122% Outstanding
MC Read 43.4
MC Write 55.7
MC Mixed 44.1
136% 47.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 21.9
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 57.8
69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 82%
This bench: 122%
Great: 174%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 787 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) - $223

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $744
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