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

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 142% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	328% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	59.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '18 at 11:43
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

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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 i9-7940X-$654 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 86.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 1,059 93% 791 Pts	64-Core 2,180 135% 2,180 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 174 Parallax 171 150% 176 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 151 Splatting 113 119% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1753 1958 2031 1885 1296 1161 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,249 Write 2282 Mixed 1,513 SusWrite 1,681 434% 1,931 MB/s	4K Read 55.8 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 83.1 286% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,120 DQ Write 999 DQ Mixed 1,045 787% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 431%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB 679 User benchmarks, average bench 255% 3TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 916 904 912 923 923 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,189 Write 1132 Mixed 839 SusWrite 915 229% 1,019 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 60.7 197% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 673 DQ Write 602 DQ Mixed 633 476% 636 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 462%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.0 128GB-$60 1,435 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 115GB free, PID 5588 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 223 213 215 210 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 242 Write 173 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 215 224% 175 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 11.5 4K Mixed 8.7 733% 10.9 MB/s	DQ Read 12.9 DQ Write 12.5 DQ Mixed 10.8 840% 12.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x8GB 4,255 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	134% Outstanding	MC Read 45.4 MC Write 69.2 MC Mixed 49.8 157% 54.8 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 11.1 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 142%

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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	91x
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	62x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	45x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	20x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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	45x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	40x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $797

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16