MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 138% 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	111% 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

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System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '19 at 19:08
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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 above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 140 2-Core 267 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 1091 93% 801 Pts	64-Core 1,778 110% 1,778 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 94.7% 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 (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 195 Parallax 199 152% 193 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 184 Splatting 124 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 364GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 392 385 383 382 384 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 458 Mixed 390 SusWrite 390 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 51.6 170% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 266% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 172GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 421 421 427 427 428 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 454 Mixed 400 SusWrite 424 99% 437 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 52.5 173% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 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: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2251 2187 1491 1482 1501 1495 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,403 Write 2,264 Mixed 1,855 SusWrite 1,734 464% 2,064 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 81.1 265% 92.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,012 DQ Write 818 DQ Mixed 932 693% 920 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2243 2194 1492 1506 1504 1509 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2390 Write 2,234 Mixed 1,806 SusWrite 1,741 459% 2,043 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 80.4 264% 92 MB/s	DQ Read 1,006 DQ Write 828 DQ Mixed 928 692% 921 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 410%
Seagate ST8000DM005-2EH1 8TB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 6TB free Firmware: DN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 218 221 218 222 218 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 @ 2800 MHz Performing below potential (94^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	135% Outstanding	MC Read 55 MC Write 54.9 MC Mixed 49.8 152% 53.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 22.5 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 135% 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