MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	90.2% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	43.5 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 23:44
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 130 2-Core 243 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 812 82% 666 Pts	64-Core 966 60% 966 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 263 264 251 268 258 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 410 Write 380 Mixed 330 SusWrite 266 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 42.5 146% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 218 180% 256 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 650GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 113 109 113 114 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 184 Write 141 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 113 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-4GRR CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 F4-2400C15-4GRR CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 F4-2400C15-4GRR CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 F4-2400C15-4GRR CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 48GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 41.2 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 22.5 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

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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	111x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	172x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $769

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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