MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.2% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 21:40
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7640X-$110 2,123 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 264 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 500 68% 508 Pts	64-Core 482 30% 482 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3417) CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 89.5 58% 76.7 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 58.2 53% 66 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Scorch M2 128GB 1,785 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 225 137 140 141 141 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 683 Write 452 Mixed 413 SusWrite 177 96% 431 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 25.3 148% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 158 123% 169 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 131%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 929GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 178 184 179 180 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 154 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 178 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 189 187 185 189 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 181 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 188 105% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1.5TB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 182 183 180 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 220 Write 163 Mixed 111 SusWrite 182 124% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 240% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 21.4 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 22.7 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 104%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	108x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	90x
Core i9-7900XIntel $462Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	61x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	45x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	20x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	15x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	133x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	44x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	40x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $791

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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