MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 142% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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	114% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 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	57 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '19 at 07:54
Run Duration	301 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 i7-6950X-$499 6,135 User benchmarks, average bench 87% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 276 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 1,099 98% 830 Pts	64-Core 1,797 111% 1,797 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 195 Parallax 200 153% 194 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 186 Splatting 129 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 365GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 420 411 380 398 399 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 465 Mixed 397 SusWrite 404 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 52 173% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 172GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 424 423 431 426 427 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 461 Mixed 406 SusWrite 426 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 52 174% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2224 2184 1493 1502 1505 1495 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,390 Write 2,220 Mixed 1,862 SusWrite 1,734 461% 2,052 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 73.9 243% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 958 DQ Write 667 DQ Mixed 871 634% 832 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2211 2168 1461 1473 1484 1475 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,394 Write 2,245 Mixed 1,809 SusWrite 1712 458% 2,040 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 72.4 238% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 944 DQ Write 669 DQ Mixed 864 630% 826 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 410%
Seagate ST8000DM005-2EH1 8TB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 6TB free Firmware: DN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 220 222 217 222 220 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 22% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 4x16GB 166 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (92^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	132% Outstanding	MC Read 54.8 MC Write 53.7 MC Mixed 48 149% 52.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 22.6 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 137%

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Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 788 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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	112x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	173x
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 $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 $45Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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