MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	118% 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	102% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160519
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '18 at 00:22
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 837 81% 667 Pts	64-Core 1046 65% 1046 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 136 Parallax 131 137% 145 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 128 Splatting 110 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 223GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 451 290 252 246 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 483 Mixed 385 SusWrite 324 92% 406 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 42.8 162% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 329 249% 335 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 99%
PNY CS1311 960GB-$195 1,486 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 893GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 456 472 193 327 327 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 493 Mixed 386 SusWrite 372 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 45.1 172% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 207 191% 294 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 516GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 146 148 148 147 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 165 Write 146 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 148 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C15 2x16GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.1% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 12.7 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 15 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 118%

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

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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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $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