MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	102% 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 Drive	74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '17 at 06:41
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 124 2-Core 242 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 788 74% 616 Pts	64-Core 979 61% 979 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3360) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.10 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 149 Parallax 135 106% 138 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 130 Splatting 111 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 64098768 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 -132929237781626 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 765 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 191 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 37 46 42952687653 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 64098768 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 64098768 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 64098768 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 97 97 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 67074 (EA) Unknown 0 0 53041 (F1) Unknown 0 0 53041 (F2) Unknown 0 0 26748	74.4% Very good	Read 518 Write 230 Mixed 316 78% 355 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 15.2 105% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 13.6 64% 146 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 92%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 124793776 (03) Spinup time 94 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 549 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 26288099 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 11069 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 127 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 94 6 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 55 689831974 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 10 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 6389 (C2) HDA temperature 38 45 47244640294 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 18038862653906 (F1) Unknown 100 253 28796177462 (F2) Unknown 100 253 93932112635	82.8% Excellent	Read 147 Write 142 Mixed 147 110% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.17 64% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 96%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 146 138 11691 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 480 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 11390 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 135 (10) Unknown 6 194 119319859418 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 42 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 437 (C2) HDA temperature 114 99 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	86.9% Excellent	Read 148 Write 155 Mixed 147 113% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 2.76 4K Mixed 0.27 104% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 98%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 192 189 9400 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1629 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 21574 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 217 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 84 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 158 158 126374 (C2) HDA temperature 112 103 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	87.7% Excellent	Read 154 Write 152 Mixed 153 115% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.13 4K Mixed 0.2 86% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 97%
LaCie P9227 Mobile 4TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1TB free, PID 1091 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 107 Write 120 Mixed 47.6 114% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 5.81 4K Mixed 0.36 212% 2.22 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB 3,965 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (91^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 47.4 MC Mixed 34.9 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 20.3 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 119%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 79%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) - $223

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	325x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	111x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	172x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	115x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	84x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	20x

RAM
+ + 4x8GBUnknownBench 109%, 462 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	22x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $769

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16