MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	May 26 '19 at 17:01
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	16%

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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 i7-6800K-$78 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 131 2-Core 273 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 834 83% 676 Pts	64-Core 992 61% 992 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37B1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 167 Parallax 179 137% 171 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 149 Splatting 110 116% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,894 Write 382 Mixed 403 191% 893 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 45.3 184% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 385 DQ Mixed 607 477% 680 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 306%
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB 8,604 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 28GB free Firmware: UG3600RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 135 74 60 72 4.6 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 425 Write 139 Mixed 244 SusWrite 73.7 48% 220 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 33.2 4K Mixed 16.7 69% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 80.8 DQ Mixed 43.8 48% 80.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 57%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 71GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 315 316 316 317 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 462 Mixed 402 SusWrite 332 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 52.4 180% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 276GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 130 128 126 125 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 129 Write 118 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 127 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 1,628 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 43.5 MC Write 56.4 MC Mixed 41.5 135% 47.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 22.8 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 46.8 86% 46.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 180%

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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 $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) $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