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

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 174% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% 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	267% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	42.9 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181130
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '18 at 05:17
Run Duration	331 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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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 i9-7940X-$815 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 (98^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 144 2-Core 297 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1,162 104% 876 Pts	64-Core 2,166 134% 2,166 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 218 Reflection 235 Parallax 226 178% 226 fps	MRender 265 Gravity 218 Splatting 151 166% 211 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 354GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1897 840 603 610 608 609 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,202 Write 1,937 Mixed 1,496 SusWrite 861 363% 1624 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 73.1 258% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1128 DQ Write 980 DQ Mixed 1,047 787% 1,052 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1859 1841 1392 1151 1168 1174 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,203 Write 2,073 Mixed 1,608 SusWrite 1,431 410% 1,829 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 75.2 264% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 1233 DQ Write 1,064 DQ Mixed 1,148 861% 1,148 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 372%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$94 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 190 190 191 192 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 190 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 190 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.7 227% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 111%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$94 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 199 202 198 200 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 206 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 200 126% 173 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.7 208% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 111%
WD My Book Duo 0A10 16TB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 11TB free, PID 0a10 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 271 274 285 270 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 245 Write 238 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 276 278% 209 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1 75% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 108%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 779GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 123 123 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 89.8 Write 91.5 Mixed 73 SusWrite 123 130% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 49%
WD My Book Duo 0A10 12TB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 9.5TB free, PID 0a10 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 309 305 303 308 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 286 Write 246 Mixed 103 SusWrite 302 309% 234 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 39% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 13GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 5 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.2 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 4 Mixed 12 SusWrite 4.5 14% 14.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2.8 149% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x16GB 613 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3 of 8 slots used 48GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 24.4 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 11 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 103%

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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 $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	62x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	45x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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	45x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	40x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $793

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 $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16