MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	152% 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	103% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '19 at 14:23
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	85%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 131 2-Core 260 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 776 76% 626 Pts	64-Core 1,008 62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 207 Reflection 230 Parallax 244 169% 227 fps	MRender 251 Gravity 212 Splatting 137 157% 200 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 391 394 404 402 403 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 450 Mixed 343 SusWrite 394 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 35.7 144% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 262 222% 326 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 179GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 308 306 306 308 307 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 472 Mixed 391 SusWrite 317 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 57.3 190% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 349 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 363GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 413 413 422 419 425 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 468 Mixed 397 SusWrite 414 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 47.8 164% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown + + 2x8GB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 22.7 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 21.4 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 83%

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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	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