MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A95)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	234% 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	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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	15.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170718
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '20 at 04:44
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 77.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 234 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 689 71% 571 Pts	64-Core 1,158 72% 1,158 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 867E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.4% Very good	Lighting 95.8 Reflection 78 Parallax 92.7 78% 88.8 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 95.5 Splatting 81.1 82% 103 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$87 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 308GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 775 866 418 656 251 268 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,913 Write 1,604 Mixed 1,255 SusWrite 539 296% 1,328 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 75.7 252% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,113 DQ Write 945 DQ Mixed 521 529% 859 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 372%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$129 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 283GB free Firmware: Q1204A SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 355 387 360 387 383 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 415 Mixed 394 SusWrite 362 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 51 171% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 145 168% 289 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 126%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$129 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 477GB free Firmware: Q1204A SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 347 389 366 349 334 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 274 Mixed 416 SusWrite 347 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 52 172% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 146 164% 280 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 211 205 214 216 216 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 135 Write 133 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 211 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 106%
SABRENT 1TB 2,168 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 928GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 40 39 39 39 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 22% Great: 87%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free, PID ab36 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 124 123 124 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 166 Write 130 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 125 163% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.4% Very good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 23.5 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 9.3 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 119%

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Gaming 101%

UFO

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A95)

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	55x
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	53x
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	40x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	24x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	22x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	20x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	19x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $170Bench 322%, 93,447 samples	18x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	69x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	29x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	27x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $955

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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