MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 164%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 174%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics159% 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 Drive297% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 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 13 '17 at 18:01
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 149
2-Core 297
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 1,151
103% 871 Pts
64-Core 1,895
117% 1,895 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)
159% Outstanding
Lighting 249
Reflection 197
Parallax 180
203% 209 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 167
Splatting 133
116% 142 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 159%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
754GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
297% Outstanding
Read 2,329
Write 1,953
Mixed 1,823
453% 2,035 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 44.4
238% 95.9 MB/s
DQ Read 55.4
DQ Write 594
DQ Mixed 44.3
118% 231 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 297%
Great: 363%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: CXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 2,855
Write 743
Mixed 1,179
346% 1,592 MB/s
4K Read 60.8
4K Write 202
4K Mixed 39
249% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 61.2
DQ Write 619
DQ Mixed 231
211% 304 MB/s
Poor: 133%
This bench: 247%
Great: 273%
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
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
MC Read 41.5
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 29.6
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 24
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 103%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 79%
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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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