MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (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 (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	101% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170926
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '17 at 16:53
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 75.8 1-Core 154 2-Core 303 94% 178 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 757 87% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,194 74% 1,194 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2862 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.69 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 4,056 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 954GB free Firmware: 300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,300 Write 1,808 Mixed 1,992 453% 2,033 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 70.8 242% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 775 DQ Write 665 DQ Mixed 353 365% 598 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 331%
Asmt 2105 500GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 465GB free Firmware: 0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 434 Write 438 Mixed 442 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 37.4 126% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 31 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 91.8 75% 102 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 80%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 465GB free Firmware: 0 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 434 Write 365 Mixed 364 86% 388 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 32.1 4K Mixed 23.7 87% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 86.5 76% 111 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 250 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 375 (B1) Unknown 99 99 10 (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 64 46 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 2 (EB) Unknown 99 99 296 (F1) Unknown 99 99 5035353685	101% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 500 Mixed 506 114% 509 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 35.4 140% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 34.5 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 171 128% 161 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 138 138 100 (03) Spinup time 183 183 38675218836 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 692 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 387 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 418 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 695 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 695 (C2) HDA temperature 136 136 210454839340 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 192 Mixed 176 140% 187 MB/s	4K Read 1.04 4K Write 4.15 4K Mixed 0.3 153% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 28 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 25.2 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 10 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 88.7 45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 115%

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Gaming 101%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 101%

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

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	54x
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	53x
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	40x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	24x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	22x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	19x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	19x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $170Bench 322%, 93,447 samples	18x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	69x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	29x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	27x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $903

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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