MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.9% 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	123% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '20 at 00:25
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 10,197 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.55 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 100 2-Core 194 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 500 51% 411 Pts	64-Core 491 30% 491 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (70 fps cap detected)	56.9% Above average	Lighting 69.7 Reflection 70.2 Parallax 67.4 57% 69.1 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 69.9 57% 69.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 718GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 550 580 600 613 619 617 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 614 Write 605 Mixed 609 SusWrite 596 137% 606 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 52.3 172% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 47.2 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 64.8 86% 146 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 486%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 360GB 1,301 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 53GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 348 302 328 316 310 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 849 Write 350 Mixed 344 SusWrite 321 103% 466 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 35.1 129% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 120 125% 198 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 147%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 165GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 80 80 79 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 67.7 Write 58 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 79.6 52% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 85%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 574GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 95 95 95 95 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 121 Write 101 Mixed 84 SusWrite 94.8 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 1,820 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2156 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 27.9 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 20 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 115%

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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%

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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 $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 $300	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 $45	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