MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	111% 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	108% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 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	73.4 GB free of 80 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '19 at 17:16
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 (95^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 105 2-Core 235 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 728 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 915 57% 915 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.5% 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: 431.86 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 152 Parallax 143 120% 147 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 142 Splatting 112 100% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 209 215 211 220 208 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 465 Mixed 398 SusWrite 213 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 55.8 189% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 337 258% 350 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 131%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 62GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,327 Write 5,229 Mixed 5,135 1,169% 5,230 MB/s	4K Read 411 4K Write 244 4K Mixed 302 1,140% 319 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 773 DQ Mixed 827 631% 856 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: 157 153 159 153 160 152 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 454 Mixed 366 SusWrite 156 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 57.8 195% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 356 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$39 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 374GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 155 149 156 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 156 Write 148 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 150 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 108%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$40 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 118 122 119 124 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 131 Write 120 Mixed 122 SusWrite 120 92% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 203GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 89 94 91 95 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 87 Write 90.8 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 92 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 59%
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500G 500GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 208GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 274 289 281 293 278 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 468 Mixed 439 SusWrite 282 554% 413 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 41.9 3,438% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 35.8 DQ Write 81.2 DQ Mixed 47.8 4,520% 54.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 376%
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250G 250GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 226GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 276 291 283 296 280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 462 Mixed 395 SusWrite 284 540% 408 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 33.4 3,204% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 38.3 DQ Write 81 DQ Mixed 50.3 4,608% 56.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 317% 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	117% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 55.2 MC Mixed 42.7 133% 46.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 18.7 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%

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Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 792 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 79%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) - $223

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	329x
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	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 $94Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $661

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16