MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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	316% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '20 at 03:02
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 143 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 900 86% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,132 70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.8% 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: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 154 Parallax 136 115% 144 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 135 Splatting 113 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2297 806 802 806 802 800 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,701 Write 2,454 Mixed 1,853 SusWrite 1,052 451% 2,015 MB/s	4K Read 69.8 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 95.3 317% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,189 DQ Write 855 DQ Mixed 1,078 790% 1,041 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 355%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 256GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 468 234 154 155 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 468 Mixed 406 SusWrite 272 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 41 150% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 309 225% 288 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 95%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 103GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 474 395 274 276 276 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 494 Mixed 464 SusWrite 362 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 66.5 226% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 128%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 935GB free Firmware: G009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 113 113 113 114 114 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 139 Write 136 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 112 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 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)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 46.5 MC Write 58.9 MC Mixed 44.6 143% 50 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 24.7 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 127%

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Gaming 88%

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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 $182	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