MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	161% 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	241% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '18 at 00:12
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 260 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 854 84% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,030 64% 1,030 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2487); evgaa rtx 2080ti CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 227 Reflection 225 Parallax 233 185% 228 fps	MRender 241 Gravity 230 Splatting 141 160% 204 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 910 908 908 909 906 909 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2045 Write 916 Mixed 746 SusWrite 908 255% 1,154 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 60.1 236% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,088 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 380 366% 598 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 243%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 313GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 487 488 492 492 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 491 Mixed 389 SusWrite 489 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 53.3 192% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 278 216% 299 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 32GB 4,876 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 30GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 11 8.4 8.2 8.9 9 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 37 Write 6.8 Mixed 17.3 SusWrite 9.1 20% 17.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2 115% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$165 7,179 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 45.2 MC Write 61.3 MC Mixed 47 146% 51.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 23 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 118%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	325x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	173x
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 $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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $769

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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