MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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	105% 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	124% 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.
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	12.9 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 07 '20 at 06:37
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$78 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 97.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 249 93% 163 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 954 93% 765 Pts	64-Core 1,120 69% 1,120 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 150 Parallax 130 111% 139 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 131 Splatting 112 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 302 300 282 265 252 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 494 Mixed 464 SusWrite 291 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 65.9 224% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 128%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 65GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 418 296 151 154 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 438 Mixed 374 SusWrite 264 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 41 152% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 284 209% 272 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 95%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1TB free Firmware: G009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 114 114 114 113 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 139 Write 140 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 112 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.2% 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)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 46.9 MC Write 57.1 MC Mixed 43.4 140% 49.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 24.6 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 127%

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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 $78Bench 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: $744

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) $30	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