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Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics107% 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 Drive123% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190613
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 02 '20 at 20:03
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$78
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 97.7
1-Core 140
2-Core 287
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 851
77% 646 Pts
64-Core 1,132
70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑
This bench: 89.9%
 Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 152
Parallax 132
113% 141 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 137
Splatting 114
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑
This bench: 107%
 Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 311 312 313 314 303 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 492
Mixed 461
SusWrite 323
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 64.3
215% 75 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 356
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑
This bench: 123%
 Great: 128%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
65GB free
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 406 310 152 153 143 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 447
Write 436
Mixed 404
SusWrite 261
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 94.3
4K Mixed 39.6
142% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 308
220% 279 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑
This bench: 89.5%
 Great: 95%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB
1TB free
Firmware: G009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 113 114 113 116 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 141
Write 135
Mixed 72
SusWrite 113
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 72.9%
 Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
128% Outstanding
MC Read 47.2
MC Write 57.3
MC Mixed 43.7
141% 49.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 24.5
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 47.3
84% 47.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑
This bench: 128%
 Great: 127%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 787 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) - $223

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel  $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples325x
Core i7-6850KIntel  $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples179x
Core i7-5820KIntel  $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples111x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples172x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples115x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples84x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples28x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples20x
RAM
+ + 4x8GBUnknownBench 109%, 462 samples30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples22x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples13x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $744
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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