MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A95)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	142% 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	246% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170718
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '18 at 04:21
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$420 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 76.8 1-Core 110 2-Core 249 79% 145 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 1,006 86% 738 Pts	64-Core 1,734 107% 1,734 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3710) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	142% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 234 Parallax 243 150% 220 fps	MRender 252 Gravity 214 Splatting 138 158% 201 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 892GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1066 1183 1163 1173 1088 1140 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,595 Write 1,356 Mixed 648 SusWrite 1,135 265% 1,184 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 57.4 210% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,213 DQ Write 979 DQ Mixed 941 747% 1,045 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 446 438 439 424 450 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 410 Mixed 420 SusWrite 433 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 51.5 177% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 443 436 437 421 448 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 433 Mixed 424 SusWrite 430 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 41.4 166% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
USB DISK 2.0 32GB 176 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 27GB free, PID 5400 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 38.3 Mixed 5.7 17% 22 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 45.7 MC Mixed 25.4 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 9.7 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 86.8 46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 115%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	53x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	53x
Core i9-7900XIntel $420Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	40x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	24x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	22x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	19x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	19x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $170Bench 322%, 93,447 samples	18x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	68x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	29x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	27x

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Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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