MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A95)

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	158% 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	325% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170718
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '19 at 04:28
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900X-$620 3,521 User benchmarks, average bench 84% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.3 1-Core 121 2-Core 244 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 1,041 92% 783 Pts	64-Core 1,786 110% 1,786 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37A9) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 215 Reflection 235 Parallax 228 176% 226 fps	MRender 265 Gravity 225 Splatting 149 167% 213 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 419GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1781 1924 1686 1880 1818 1818 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 1,842 Write 2,032 Mixed 1,122 SusWrite 1,818 384% 1,704 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 76.6 288% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,282 DQ Write 1074 DQ Mixed 1,145 867% 1167 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 393%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 1TB 658 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 176GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 39 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	16.5% Very poor	Read 41.3 Write 41.2 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 40.8 9% 41 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 12 4K Mixed 11.2 36% 11.1 MB/s	DQ Read 24.7 DQ Write 20.6 DQ Mixed 15.4 14% 20.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 87%
Seagate ST4000DM006-2G5107 4TB 7,216 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2.5TB free Firmware: DN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 202 193 202 207 206 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 200 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 200 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 1.1 252% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 126%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$242 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 178 168 179 181 181 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x16GB 46,387 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 21 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 11.1 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 164%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 86%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A95)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	53x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	53x
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	40x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	24x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	22x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	19x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	19x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $170Bench 322%, 93,447 samples	18x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	68x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	29x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	27x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $744

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