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 (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	226% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	121.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '16 at 08:37
Run Duration	331 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6900K-$120 6,755 User benchmarks, average bench 86% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 930 86% 719 Pts	64-Core 1,311 81% 1,311 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7254 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 216GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,582 Write 1,115 Mixed 1,318 297% 1,338 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 59.8 242% 92 MB/s	DQ Read 561 DQ Write 379 DQ Mixed 227 235% 389 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 283%
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199 10,165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 66GB free Firmware: 2.22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 2896547 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 43069932060116 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1387 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 650 (B1) Unknown 0 0 10 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 2896547 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 2896547 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 2896547 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 29689 (EA) Unknown 0 0 31440 (F1) Unknown 0 0 31440 (F2) Unknown 0 0 21659	58% Above average	Read 213 Write 161 Mixed 142 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 13.5 111% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 46.9 72% 136 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 936GB free Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 64401896 (03) Spinup time 95 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1535 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 8677355596 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 8776 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 872 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 65537 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 73 55 471531547 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 146 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 48 48 105229 (C2) HDA temperature 27 45 55834574875 (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 -16857746631058 (F1) Unknown 100 253 50198242254 (F2) Unknown 100 253 50419273178	86.3% Excellent	Read 176 Write 125 Mixed 126 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.22 76% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 114%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 573GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 37 Write 37.3 Mixed 20.1 39% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.2 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 8x16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 52.8 MC Write 52.6 MC Mixed 45.6 144% 50.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 23.2 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 128%

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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	112x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	173x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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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 $177	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