MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	155% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 01 '19 at 13:01
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	94%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 86.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 190 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 699 67% 552 Pts	64-Core 942 58% 942 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 91%

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 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 209 Reflection 232 Parallax 230 170% 224 fps	MRender 268 Gravity 218 Splatting 142 164% 209 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 457 Write 341 Mixed 251 77% 350 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 23.4 91% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 99 DQ Mixed 130 113% 174 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 86%
Kingston SSDNow SNV Series 128GB 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 3GB free Firmware: D100309a Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 208 Write 156 Mixed 98.1 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 17 4K Mixed 7.7 32% 11.1 MB/s	DQ Read 10 DQ Write 17.7 DQ Mixed 8.3 8% 12 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 30%
OCZ Vector 128GB-$71 1,277 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 6GB free Firmware: 3.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 450 Write 387 Mixed 322 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 33.1 130% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 289 232% 324 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 22GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 85.5 Write 82.6 Mixed 60 SusWrite 77.4 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 70%
WD WD6400AAVS-00G9B1 640GB 3,696 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 7GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 51 52 52 54 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 45.7 Write 43.2 Mixed 34 SusWrite 51.4 32% 43.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 48%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 960GB free Firmware: 07.01E.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 132 132 132 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 139 Write 125 Mixed 91.4 SusWrite 132 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.3 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 936GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 175 176 174 176 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 160 Mixed 99.6 SusWrite 174 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 112%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140 11,698 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 12GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 94 95 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 103 Write 97.8 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 94.4 69% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 65%
WD My Book 640GB 1,033 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 3GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 23 23 23 24 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 22.1 Write 23.9 Mixed 21.4 SusWrite 23.3 31% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 79% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 8,912 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 37.5 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 20.8 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 125%

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

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Value: 71% - 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 $182	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) $30	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