MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '20 at 04:53
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 117 2-Core 235 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 758 75% 614 Pts	64-Core 925 57% 925 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 62.5 Reflection 67.6 Parallax 60.2 51% 63.4 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 53.5 49% 61 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 69GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.6 15 15 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,261 Write 15 SusWrite 5 296% 1,427 MB/s	4K Read 682 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.4 1,036% 228 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 24 31 32 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 140 Write 40.2 Mixed 43 SusWrite 28.9 46% 63 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 109%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB 3,084 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CV13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 140 Write 37.3 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 38 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 106%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.1 128GB-$39 664 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 27GB free, PID 5588 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 39 38 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 41 Write 38.2 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 38.3 53% 38.9 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 8.1 673% 9.03 MB/s	DQ Read 9.5 DQ Write 11.5 DQ Mixed 9.1 736% 10 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 4,608 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 29.4 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 22.2 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 110%

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Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 789 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 88%

Aircraft carrier

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	326x
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	173x
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 $94Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16