MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	147% 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	342% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '19 at 15:58
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 264 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 788 81% 655 Pts	64-Core 1,004 62% 1,004 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.9% 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 3713) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 198 Reflection 208 Parallax 221 161% 209 fps	MRender 243 Gravity 206 Splatting 139 154% 196 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 734GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2233 2214 1185 1169 1167 1170 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,541 Write 2,338 Mixed 1,616 SusWrite 1,523 449% 2,005 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 94.2 317% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,179 DQ Write 1,018 DQ Mixed 1,084 816% 1,094 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 372%
Mushkin Striker 480GB-$200 239 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 38GB free Firmware: SAFM01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 491 491 491 489 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 496 Mixed 377 SusWrite 437 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 42.9 163% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 185 179% 280 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 31GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 180 113 116 121 189 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 135 Write 117 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 150 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 112%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 739GB free Firmware: JB0OA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 125 125 125 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 107 Write 118 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 125 67% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6 6 6 4x8GB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 55.1 MC Mixed 38.8 126% 44.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 21.3 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 138%

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Gaming 88%

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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 $103Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $769

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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16