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

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 165% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, 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	316% 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.

Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '19 at 00:11
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	96%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 1,170 101% 864 Pts	64-Core 1,655 102% 1,655 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.8% 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 3715) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 227 Reflection 235 Parallax 246 185% 236 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 219 Splatting 132 159% 203 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$149 3,554 User benchmarks, average bench 221% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1492 1493 1530 1439 1475 1452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,303 Write 1,454 Mixed 1,080 SusWrite 1,480 352% 1,579 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 80.9 276% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,165 DQ Write 976 DQ Mixed 974 756% 1,038 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 322%
Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$144 676 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 505GB free Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1556 1540 1552 1563 1547 1573 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	321% Outstanding	Read 2304 Write 1,536 Mixed 1092 SusWrite 1,555 362% 1,622 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 81.7 276% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,116 DQ Write 1,065 DQ Mixed 1,111 828% 1,097 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 321% Great: 340%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 179 175 178 174 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 104%
Toshiba HDWR11A 10TB 812 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 9TB free Firmware: 0603 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 231 234 231 237 233 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 240 Write 237 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 231 139% 192 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 189% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 135%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 58.5 MC Mixed 29 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 11 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 115%

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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 $420Bench 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 $90Bench 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: $791

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