MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '18 at 05:23
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$78 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 850 85% 693 Pts	64-Core 1,064 66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 144 Parallax 123 108% 133 fps	MRender 99.5 Gravity 128 Splatting 107 91% 111 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,206 Write 676 Mixed 606 251% 1,163 MB/s	4K Read 58.1 4K Write 262 4K Mixed 81.6 331% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,277 DQ Write 709 DQ Mixed 802 648% 930 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 306%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 20GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 438 Write 489 Mixed 421 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61.3 207% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 307 232% 311 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 127GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 176 178 179 170 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 280 Write 268 Mixed 269 SusWrite 177 56% 248 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 43.5 158% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 180 147% 206 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 85%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 333GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 98 100 99 98 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 157 Write 154 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 99 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 98%
SanDisk Ultra 123GB 2,795 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 74GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 27 20 20 22 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 122 Write 40.7 Mixed 43.3 SusWrite 27.2 65% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.4 102% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB 9,100 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 48.4 MC Mixed 37.1 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 21.2 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%

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Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 787 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 88%

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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 $78Bench 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: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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