MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, 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	122% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '19 at 17:30
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	55%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 125 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 734 76% 609 Pts	64-Core 929 58% 929 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB; MSI RTX 2080 Ti Ventus OC CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 215 Reflection 245 Parallax 259 176% 240 fps	MRender 267 Gravity 227 Splatting 147 168% 214 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 682GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 414 413 425 424 422 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 480 Mixed 450 SusWrite 416 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 57.4 193% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 357 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 307 305 306 306 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 479 Mixed 404 SusWrite 316 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 59.4 201% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 349 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 952GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 413 413 425 424 423 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 482 Mixed 409 SusWrite 416 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 50.3 174% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown + + 2x8GB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	MC Read 35 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 22.9 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 20.9 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 83%

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

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 79%

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

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	325x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	111x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	172x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	115x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	84x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	20x

RAM
+ + 4x8GBUnknownBench 109%, 462 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	22x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $744

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 $15	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