MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 160%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 166%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics154% 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 Drive298% 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)
Memory59.4 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, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '17 at 08:58
Run Duration182 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6950X-$508
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 147
2-Core 294
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 588
8-Core 1181
104% 884 Pts
64-Core 1,706
106% 1,706 Pts
Poor: 77%
This bench: 104%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Lighting 237
Reflection 196
Parallax 178
194% 204 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 167
Splatting 133
116% 142 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 154%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
735GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
298% Outstanding
Read 2,346
Write 1,997
Mixed 1,886
462% 2,076 MB/s
4K Read 52.9
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 44.8
234% 93.1 MB/s
DQ Read 56.8
DQ Write 513
DQ Mixed 270
213% 280 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 298%
Great: 363%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 12TB
11TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 212%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
154% Outstanding
MC Read 62.5
MC Write 62.2
MC Mixed 58.4
174% 61 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 25.1
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 48
83% 48 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 154%
Great: 179%

 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 786 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: $769
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