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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics111% 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 Drive204% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A95
MotherboardMSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170926
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 25 '17 at 01:51
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 92
1-Core 149
2-Core 313
100% 185 Pts
4-Core 623
8-Core 1,100
104% 862 Pts
64-Core 1,657
102% 1,657 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 104%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 162
Parallax 140
116% 148 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 147
Splatting 121
108% 133 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M550 512GB-$283
428GB free
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 475
Mixed 492
110% 494 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 33.5
123% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 79.8
101% 180 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 111%
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$149
384GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 2,021
Write 736
Mixed 876
264% 1,211 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 42.2
180% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 749
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 176
225% 415 MB/s
Poor: 128%
This bench: 204%
Great: 237%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 159
Mixed 128
115% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.56
4K Mixed 0.31
92% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 113%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
962GB free
Firmware: CC52 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 139
Write 122
Mixed 141
101% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.22
4K Mixed 0.17
62% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 61.6
MC Mixed 31.8
116% 40.7 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 10.8
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 103%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $793
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