MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - excluding GPU, HDD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 93.3%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	86.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '17 at 22:50
Run Duration	90 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i7-6850K-$440 9,370 User benchmarks, average bench 95% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	SC Int 112 SC Float 122 SC Mixed 117 94% 117 Pts	QC Int 441 QC Float 463 QC Mixed 462 103% 455 Pts	MC Int 833 MC Float 963 MC Mixed 877 133% 891 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 108%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$330 34,097 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 792GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1510 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 360 (B1) Unknown 99 99 2 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 63 27 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 108 (F1) Unknown 99 99 5336815695	96.5% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 406 Mixed 415 98% 441 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 35.8 139% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 20.8 67% 145 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$225 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 440GB free Firmware: EXM03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1510 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 362 (B1) Unknown 99 99 15 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 63 25 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 116 (F1) Unknown 99 99 9003349212	86.5% Excellent	Read 517 Write 492 Mixed 514 114% 508 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 20.4 113% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 28.9 DQ Write 84.8 DQ Mixed 136 81% 83.2 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 122%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$205 1,067 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 34.8 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 20.3 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 124%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 108%

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Workstation 96%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) - $400

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $395Bench 90%, 14,256 samples	656x
Core i7-6850KIntel $440Bench 95%, 9,370 samples	417x
Core i7-5820KIntel $350Bench 85%, 33,338 samples	183x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $550Bench 126%, 192,874 samples	536x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $799Bench 154%, 113,146 samples	239x
GTX 1070Nvidia $447Bench 100%, 282,479 samples	227x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $586Bench 215%, 18,680 samples	132x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $200Bench 232%, 49,551 samples	126x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $135Bench 96%, 197,216 samples	112x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 85%, 312 samples	52x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 81%, 3,335 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $190Bench 85%, 62,158 samples	28x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,931

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $330	Nvidia GTX 1070 $447	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $80
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $170	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $325	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $135
Intel Core i7-7700K $290	AMD RX 480 $350	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $190	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $70
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $931	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $45
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $60	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $204	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12