MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 123%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics122% 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 Drive264% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 09 '17 at 04:23
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 128
2-Core 254
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 970
88% 740 Pts
64-Core 1661
103% 1661 Pts
Poor: 77%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 187
Parallax 169
137% 175 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 164
Splatting 120
110% 136 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
264% Outstanding
Read 2,381
Write 1,437
Mixed 1,532
394% 1,783 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 52
209% 78.3 MB/s
DQ Read 405
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 86.8
146% 284 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 264%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB-$82
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
86.2% Excellent
MC Read 41
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 25.1
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 21.1
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 51.8
77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 123%

 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 787 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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HDDRAMUSB
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