MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	269% 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.
Memory	64GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	54.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170718
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '17 at 11:07
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$393 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,274 113% 956 Pts	64-Core 2,197 136% 2,197 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286 8,692 User benchmarks, average bench 121% Nvidia(10DE 119A) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 385.28 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 108% Great: 132%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,167 Write 1,566 Mixed 1,738 405% 1,824 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 41.1 236% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 54.2 DQ Write 736 DQ Mixed 363 291% 385 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 363%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 257GB free Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 28780 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 166 (B1) Unknown 99 99 13 (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 72 56 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 93 (F1) Unknown 99 99 17320324764	124% Outstanding	Read 534 Write 508 Mixed 520 116% 521 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 47.8 182% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 171 178% 293 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 237GB free Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,597 Write 1,521 Mixed 1,444 408% 1,854 MB/s	4K Read 56.7 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 57.2 251% 95.6 MB/s	DQ Read 876 DQ Write 665 DQ Mixed 357 379% 633 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 184GB free Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6450 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 136 (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 71 53 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 23 (F1) Unknown 99 99 10532501588	106% Outstanding	Read 530 Write 422 Mixed 435 103% 462 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 35.7 173% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 45.6 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 165 128% 166 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 135%
Softperfect Virtual Disk 2GB 2GB free Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Softperfect Virtual Disk 2GB 2GB free Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Softperfect Virtual Disk 2GB 2GB free Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x8GB 4,255 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	MC Read 54 MC Write 90.7 MC Mixed 52.5 188% 65.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 14.8 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 142%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	108x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	91x
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	62x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	45x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	20x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	15x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	133x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	45x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	40x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $797

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16