MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	166% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '19 at 17:22
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 288 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 878 90% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,088 67% 1,088 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1634 MHz, MLim: 1942 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.91 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 500 516 539 559 558 561 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 722 Write 590 Mixed 546 SusWrite 539 134% 599 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 70 235% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 775 DQ Write 616 DQ Mixed 896 616% 762 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 254%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 34GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 100 106 106 110 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 250 Write 133 Mixed 203 SusWrite 103 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 41.6 154% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 116 86% 112 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 73%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 926GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 127 125 127 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 116 Write 126 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 127 70% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 75%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 131 132 133 132 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 139 Write 127 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 132 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2425 MHz Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	107% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 48.3 MC Mixed 36.8 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 21.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

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Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 789 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 79%

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

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	326x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	173x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	116x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $614

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16