MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	98.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	80GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 80GB 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	74 GB free of 80 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '19 at 21:27
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 117 2-Core 239 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 726 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 934 58% 934 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 152 Parallax 142 120% 147 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 142 Splatting 111 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 212 204 217 210 220 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 299 Mixed 310 SusWrite 206 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 41.5 163% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 249 214% 316 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 128%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 63GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,250 Write 4,206 Mixed 3,861 917% 4,106 MB/s	4K Read 495 4K Write 286 4K Mixed 348 1,347% 376 MB/s	DQ Read 1,060 DQ Write 815 DQ Mixed 879 673% 918 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 72GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 161 160 163 157 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 450 Mixed 411 SusWrite 155 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 60.9 204% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 374GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 152 151 156 150 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 128 Mixed 101 SusWrite 147 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 108%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 121 120 125 118 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 154 Write 130 Mixed 117 SusWrite 120 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 207GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 92 96 91 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 89.2 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 92.8 59% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 59%
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500G 500GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 219GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 290 286 299 286 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 472 Mixed 449 SusWrite 281 560% 417 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 43.5 3,859% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 36.9 DQ Write 85 DQ Mixed 50 4,729% 57.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 376%
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250G 250GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 217GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 287 283 295 283 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 438 Mixed 399 SusWrite 278 531% 403 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 44.7 3,884% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 39.6 DQ Write 85.1 DQ Mixed 51.6 4,796% 58.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 338%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 80GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 132% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	119% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 54.8 MC Mixed 43.1 134% 46.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 20 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	332x
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	177x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	117x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	84x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $330Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $661

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48