MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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 Drive194% 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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateOct 13 '17 at 01:53
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 130
2-Core 250
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 812
81% 662 Pts
64-Core 1,020
63% 1,020 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 146
Parallax 125
109% 135 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 129
Splatting 105
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
269GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
194% Outstanding
Read 1,927
Write 1,361
Mixed 1,402
347% 1,564 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 48.7
4K Mixed 25.5
103% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 34.4
DQ Write 75
DQ Mixed 21.3
26% 43.6 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 194%
Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
238GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 493
Mixed 505
113% 506 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 48
4K Mixed 32.3
105% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 156
144% 221 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95%
Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 149
Mixed 140
118% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 2.77
4K Mixed 0.21
108% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 112%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
930GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
69.1% Good
Read 116
Write 124
Mixed 123
91% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 2.96
4K Mixed 0.47
134% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6 6 6 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
79% Very good
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.3
82% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 19.4
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79%
Great: 80%

 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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