MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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	154% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '19 at 13:32
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 820 81% 660 Pts	64-Core 981 61% 981 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 196 Parallax 165 133% 175 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 167 Splatting 130 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 548 566 521 569 565 564 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 711 Write 601 Mixed 431 SusWrite 556 129% 575 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 56.1 194% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 781 DQ Write 624 DQ Mixed 732 540% 712 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 254%
Toshiba Q300 240GB-$85 5,005 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 73GB free Firmware: SAFM11.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 99 119 112 112 122 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 498 Write 81.5 Mixed 220 SusWrite 113 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 19.4 117% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 137 139% 228 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 93%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 60GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 272 255 270 271 272 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 473 Mixed 420 SusWrite 282 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 51.2 180% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 230 196% 285 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C15 8x4GB 162 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2801 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	MC Read 46.7 MC Write 60.4 MC Mixed 47.9 148% 51.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 22 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 132%

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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	327x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	174x
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 $90Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $564

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16