MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	241% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	34.8 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190710
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '19 at 15:01
Run Duration	298 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$815 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 286 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 1,106 99% 838 Pts	64-Core 2,728 169% 2,728 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2251 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 125 Parallax 108 100% 119 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 110 Splatting 110 90% 110 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 279 280 277 274 274 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2,258 Write 1,463 Mixed 993 SusWrite 327 278% 1,260 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 68.7 275% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 926 DQ Write 1,181 DQ Mixed 991 765% 1,033 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 280%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 3TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 373 374 371 370 369 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 211 Write 86.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 364 41% 181 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 2.3 10% 4.63 MB/s	DQ Read 1.4 DQ Write 9.5 DQ Mixed 4.5 4% 5.13 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 565%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 253GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 235GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 504 582 582 582 584 585 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 956 Write 596 Mixed 395 SusWrite 570 140% 629 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 38.3 144% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 476 DQ Mixed 166 170% 267 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 141%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 74GB free Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,848 Write 1337 Mixed 985 307% 1,390 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 67.9 270% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,100 DQ Write 1,135 DQ Mixed 966 768% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
LSI MR9261-8i 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 506GB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 162 162 153 163 165 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 57% Great: 137%
LSI MR9261-8i 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1TB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 331 344 326 342 343 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 57% Great: 137%
LSI MR9261-8i 499GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 460GB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 80 78 81 81 81 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 12% Great: 39%
TOSHIBA USB FLASH DRIVE 32GB 950 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 29GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 4.8 8.4 7.2 8.2 7.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 87 Write 32.5 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 7.1 34% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 37% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 5x8GB 238 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 5 of 8 slots used 40GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 63.4 MC Mixed 42.2 139% 48.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 13.2 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 87%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	108x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	91x
Core i9-7900XIntel $420Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	62x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	45x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	20x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	15x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	133x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	45x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	40x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $791

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