MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	161% 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	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '16 at 16:33
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 147 2-Core 295 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 927 91% 747 Pts	64-Core 1,174 73% 1,174 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7270 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 1,359 Write 740 Mixed 978 227% 1,026 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 31.9 194% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 51.2 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 30.7 48% 86.6 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 243%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 181 172 3933 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 124 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 123 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 112 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 72 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 117 (C2) HDA temperature 107 97 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	80% Very good	Read 148 Write 131 Mixed 133 103% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 2.46 4K Mixed 0.22 97% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 86%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 866GB free Firmware: CC13 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 180647768 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2129 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 89 60 817932133 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 21295 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2108 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 65554 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 116 (BE) vendor-specific 59 44 60954247209 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 3 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1659 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 2132 (C2) HDA temperature 41 56 64424509481 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 53 28 180647768 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 131464653990351 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4290307717 (F2) Unknown 100 253 4204931363	62.5% Good	Read 108 Write 110 Mixed 97.7 79% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.98 4K Write 1.32 4K Mixed 0.5 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 73%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1.5TB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 98 Write 87.9 Mixed 68.8 106% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.24 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 44%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 195GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 77.1 Write 75 Mixed 63.1 91% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.19 59% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB 1,486 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 54.2 MC Mixed 41.4 131% 46 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 22.4 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 120%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 79%

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

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	325x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	111x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	172x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	115x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	84x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	20x

RAM
+ + 4x8GBUnknownBench 109%, 462 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	22x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $769

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 $40	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