MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 96.5%, 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	319% 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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '20 at 07:28
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 891 86% 706 Pts	64-Core 1,140 71% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 153 Parallax 136 114% 143 fps	MRender 125 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% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2297 776 773 778 774 777 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,711 Write 2,460 Mixed 1,904 SusWrite 1,029 453% 2,026 MB/s	4K Read 70.8 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 96.9 323% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,224 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 1,106 815% 1,078 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 355%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 208GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 305 79 237 431 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 152 Mixed 273 SusWrite 326 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 40.9 149% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 308 225% 289 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 95%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 99GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 482 397 275 274 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 494 Mixed 465 SusWrite 363 103% 460 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 68.4 232% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 128%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1TB free Firmware: G009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 111 112 114 113 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 142 Write 133 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 112 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.9% 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)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 46.3 MC Write 57.9 MC Mixed 44 141% 49.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 25.5 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 127%

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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 $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 $90Bench 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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16