MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	194% 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.
Memory	28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 28 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 20:04
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 115 2-Core 220 83% 144 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 692 69% 560 Pts	64-Core 862 53% 862 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 04A8) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.4 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34% Below average	Lighting 38.7 Reflection 62.5 Parallax 45.8 32% 49 fps	MRender 62.3 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 50.4 39% 47.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$330 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 645 498 471 454 282 237 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,887 Write 1,033 Mixed 698 SusWrite 431 223% 1,012 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 51.8 202% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,042 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 460 398% 610 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 283%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 20GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 83 82 80 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 88 Write 85.8 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 81 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 558GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 88 88 91 91 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 74 Write 71.2 Mixed 46 SusWrite 88.3 51% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 70%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 61GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 65 65 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 114 Write 104 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 64.7 67% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$75 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3GB free Firmware: CC94 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 107 126 113 122 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 87 Write 42.3 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 119 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 28GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	122% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 55.7 MC Mixed 46.8 136% 47.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 22.7 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 125%

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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	332x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	177x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	117x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	84x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $330Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $661

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369