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

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	199% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	58.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180731
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '19 at 02:41
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$462 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 85.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 1036 92% 779 Pts	64-Core 1,807 112% 1,807 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 198 Parallax 195 151% 192 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 181 Splatting 124 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 738GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1282 1371 1313 1276 225 99 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,339 Write 1,308 Mixed 1,013 SusWrite 928 258% 1,147 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 59.2 216% 81.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 616 DQ Mixed 183 228% 395 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 295%
WD Blue SATA M.2 500GB-$100 6,800 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 421GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 308 314 308 302 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 442 Mixed 359 SusWrite 323 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 40.6 148% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 166 155% 237 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 103%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE640 4TB 1,183 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 150 151 149 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 150 Write 146 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 150 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 92%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE640 4TB 1,183 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 131 131 133 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	70% Very good	Read 112 Write 102 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 131 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 92%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 71.8 MC Mixed 39.8 144% 50.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 12 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 124% 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 $462Bench 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 $95Bench 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: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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