MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 141%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics129% 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 Drive293% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory59.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '17 at 11:09
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 142
2-Core 280
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 1124
99% 842 Pts
64-Core 1,859
115% 1,859 Pts
Poor: 77%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 201
Parallax 191
146% 190 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 173
Splatting 126
115% 142 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 129%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
954GB free
Firmware: CXA7100Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
575% Outstanding
Read 4,191
Write 21
Mixed 41.8
294% 1,418 MB/s
4K Read 1,016
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 1.29
1,542% 340 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 575%
Great: 306%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
523GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 2,234
Write 1,834
Mixed 1,588
419% 1,885 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 76.5
260% 96 MB/s
DQ Read 52
DQ Write 405
DQ Mixed 243
183% 233 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 293%
Great: 363%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 12TB
11TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 106% Great: 285%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
954GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 293%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
155% Outstanding
MC Read 62.9
MC Write 62.4
MC Mixed 58.8
175% 61.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 24.5
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 47.9
84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 155%
Great: 179%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
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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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