MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	107% 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.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '20 at 15:04
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 287 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 919 92% 747 Pts	64-Core 1,132 70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 152 Parallax 146 112% 145 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 136 Splatting 114 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 312 311 302 301 283 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 492 Mixed 389 SusWrite 304 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 42.4 172% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 248 213% 315 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 128%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 65GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 43 390 329 153 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 464 Write 478 Mixed 405 SusWrite 237 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 38.2 143% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 308 221% 280 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 95%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1TB free Firmware: G009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 114 114 113 114 114 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 143 Write 133 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 113 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 942 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 47.2 MC Write 57.2 MC Mixed 43.5 141% 49.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 24.6 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 127%

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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	327x
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	116x
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 $90Bench 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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $564

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16