MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics99.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive189% 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.
Memory96GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 96GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory91 GB free of 96 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '19 at 22:45
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
70.4% Very good
Memory 72.3
1-Core 106
2-Core 204
71% 127 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 675
62% 521 Pts
64-Core 1,953
121% 1,953 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.8% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 143
Parallax 119
102% 129 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 127
Splatting 110
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
762GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1312 1173 1176 1184 1169 1162 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
189% Outstanding
Read 1,486
Write 1,630
Mixed 682
SusWrite 1196
280% 1,248 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 67.1
4K Mixed 36.7
128% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 467
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 398
293% 389 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 189%
Great: 302%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
802GB free
Firmware: M3CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 390 397 401 379 377 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Read 481
Write 394
Mixed 397
SusWrite 389
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 31.4
110% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 153
123% 177 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 125%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95
3TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 190 186 184 188 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 176
Mixed 86.1
SusWrite 187
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 104%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2D3000C16 F4-2133C15-8GRR CMK32GX4M2D3000C16 F4-2133C15-8GRR CMK32GX4M2D3000C16 F4-2133C15-8GRR CMK32GX4M2D3000C16 F4-2133C15-8GRR 96GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
117% Outstanding
MC Read 54.7
MC Write 43.8
MC Mixed 42.4
134% 47 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 18.9
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 96.2
42% 96.2 ns
Poor: 117%
This bench: 117%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 787 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) - $223

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $769
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