MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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.
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

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System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '18 at 03:14
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 257 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 786 81% 653 Pts	64-Core 1,025 64% 1,025 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 202 Parallax 186 143% 188 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 179 Splatting 125 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,875 Write 5,847 Mixed 5,711 1,299% 5,811 MB/s	4K Read 695 4K Write 336 4K Mixed 413 1,760% 481 MB/s	DQ Read 1,304 DQ Write 958 DQ Mixed 1,059 811% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 192 191 197 195 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 187 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 192 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 380% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 134 137 138 138 137 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 153 Write 153 Mixed 86 SusWrite 138 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 377% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 107%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 124GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 101 102 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 88 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 102 65% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 29 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 22.1 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 114%

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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	326x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	173x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	116x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x
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 $269	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 $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