MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	233% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '18 at 03:59
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 277 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 829 83% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,091 68% 1,091 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1633 MHz, MLim: 1942 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 869 645 643 643 631 620 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,800 Write 1,696 Mixed 686 SusWrite 675 270% 1,214 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 61.7 232% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,160 DQ Write 1,053 DQ Mixed 915 739% 1,043 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 254%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 34GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 100 105 108 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 252 Write 148 Mixed 190 SusWrite 102 39% 173 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 39 144% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 95.3 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 118 86% 111 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 73%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 927GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 125 125 126 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 125 Write 121 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 124 71% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 75%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 139 139 138 140 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 113 Write 122 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 137 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (94^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	104% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 48.7 MC Mixed 36.5 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 21.2 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

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Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 789 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 79%

Battleship

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 $245Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $614

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16